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Brown, who was 87, leveraged connections made through his alma mater, Georgia Tech, to spark change and renewal, ranging from metro Atlanta neighborhoods to Washington, D.C.
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Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new state law that would strip party labels from several local races in five metro Atlanta counties, arguing the measure is unconstitutional and unfairly singles out Democratic-leaning communities.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 3 June 2026
On June 2 almost 3 million protestors took to the streets in Istanbul alone, about the entire metro population of Denver.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Surely Chicago, with a metro population of 9 million, can support 14 daily frequencies to destinations of 400,000-plus less than 150 miles away — especially when trains to both destinations can use the same track for the first 114 miles.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new state law that would strip party labels from several local races in five metro Atlanta counties, arguing the measure is unconstitutional and unfairly singles out Democratic-leaning communities.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 3 June 2026
On June 2 almost 3 million protestors took to the streets in Istanbul alone, about the entire metro population of Denver.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Surely Chicago, with a metro population of 9 million, can support 14 daily frequencies to destinations of 400,000-plus less than 150 miles away — especially when trains to both destinations can use the same track for the first 114 miles.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metro
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Some 81% of Miami metropolitan area residents report being stressed about price increases — one of the highest rates of any major metro in the country, ahead of both Los Angeles and New York, according to Census Bureau data.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Lucky for people living in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, there are plenty of free things to do with fathers this upcoming weekend from free swimming to a classic motorcar gathering and surprising activities in between.—
Carly Sauvageau,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Between 1926 and 1946, Galentz became further entrenched in Beirut’s artistic and intellectual circles at a time that was both politically fragile and saw the transformation of the city into a cosmopolitan hub.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
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As the clientele became more pedestrian, flying felt less cosmopolitan.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metro. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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