met·ro
ˈme-(ˌ)trō 
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Samantha Delouya, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Between the lines: The family is staying in a metro area with one of the largest American Jewish populations, a hotbed of political strife between protesters who view Israel's tactics as genocidal and those who defend them as necessary to eradicate Hamas.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
Georgians — and especially metro Atlantans — are having a hard time paying for everyday expenses compared to people elsewhere, according to the latest census data.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Among 20 metro areas with a high presence of institutional investors, 13 have seen rent for single-family properties rise at a faster rate than wages compared to a year earlier, according to a CNN analysis of data in August from Zillow and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Between the lines: The family is staying in a metro area with one of the largest American Jewish populations, a hotbed of political strife between protesters who view Israel's tactics as genocidal and those who defend them as necessary to eradicate Hamas.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Last fall, the feelings came fast, and ran deep for many metro Detroiters.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
Georgians — and especially metro Atlantans — are having a hard time paying for everyday expenses compared to people elsewhere, according to the latest census data.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metro. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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