met·ro
ˈme-(ˌ)trō 
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
Modeling from Sonoma Technology reveals that between 2016 and 2023, maximum daily ozone impacts from buildings in Maryland increased 75%, and 185% in the Baltimore metro area.
—Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Last fall, the feelings came fast, and ran deep for many metro Detroiters.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The New Jersey drone hysteria exposes one salient truth: no one knows anything
For weeks, millions of people in the New York City metro area have traded concerns and conspiracy theories about the mysterious drones zipping through the skies.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
Modeling from Sonoma Technology reveals that between 2016 and 2023, maximum daily ozone impacts from buildings in Maryland increased 75%, and 185% in the Baltimore metro area.
—Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
For example, in 2020 Democrats saw a net gain in the metro Milwaukee suburbs of about 25,000 votes compared to 2016, enough by itself to cost Trump the state.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Last fall, the feelings came fast, and ran deep for many metro Detroiters.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metro. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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