metro
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"Sometimes it is hard because most of the day I need to go to safe places, like the metro or somewhere underground," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
From Longshan I rode the metro across the city to Xingtian Temple, about half an hour away in north-central Taipei.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram he had met with local officials on Monday to discuss changes to security protocols, suggesting one metro line remain open despite strikes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Equity Residential, which owns about 15,000 apartments in the L.A. metro area, did not respond to a list of questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The entire state of Idaho had one area code; the Chicago metro area alone had three.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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A typical studio across the 50 largest U.S. metros would consume just 20.9% of a Computer Science graduate’s salary and 24.8% of a Business graduate’s, roughly half the share required in NYC, Realtor.com says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
These are the top five metros where for-sale listings saw the biggest increase in the number of days spent on the market, according to data provided by Realtor.com.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
These are the top five metros where for-sale listings had the highest share of price cuts, according to Zillow.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Similar signs of reversal have appeared in some other Midwest metros, including Dayton and Canton, in Ohio, and Racine, Wis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
These metros largely dot the Sunbelt, a geographic area that stretches across the southern U.S. and is known for its abundance of home building.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026