metropolis
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That included his time as mayor of Davao, a southern metropolis where he cultivated the image of a tough-talking political outsider.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Next month's World Cup, where Los Angeles is hosting eight matches, was supposed to allow the Californian metropolis to burnish its image, just two years before the city hosts the Olympic Games.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Washington countered with a vision bearing the confident stamp of the Great Society era in American politics—the belief that a complex metropolis could still be shaped, and improved, by comprehensive design.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
San Diego is a rare example of a nearby metropolis that has been able to convince more builders to build more.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
But the police here aren’t looking for us in the way police back in the metropolis must be.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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