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Early voting begins Saturday for the Georgia’s primary runoffs in some metro Atlanta counties.
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Chris Joyner,
AJC.com,
5 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.
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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.
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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.
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F.k. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Chris Joyner,
AJC.com,
5 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.
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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.
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F.k. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metro
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According to a new report that tracks pedestrian deaths across the nation, the Miami metro area, which includes Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, ranked as the 17th most dangerous metropolitan area for pedestrians.
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The Phoenix metropolitan area has pending permit requests that would double the electricity demand if all of these data centers were built.
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This cool, cosmopolitan hotel is within walking distance of Bend’s best restaurants, shops, and the Deschutes River, and was named one of the best in the country by Tripadvisor users in 2025.
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After the Danish‑Caribbean imprint of the Virgin Islands, San Juan introduces a wider, more cosmopolitan rhythm with Spanish colonial architecture, Afro‑Caribbean culture and the hum of a bustling Latin American city.
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metro. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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