as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a sprawling cosmopolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their fortune
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Instead, a system known as PURL has been established, whereby NATO and Europe fund weapons purchases urgently needed by Ukraine, such as Patriot missiles (which can shoot down Russian ballistic or cruise missiles that target cities).—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Royal Caribbean’s Icon-class ships are floating cities at sea.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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On April 26, 1986, an explosion at the nuclear power plant in Ukraine sent radiation across Europe and forced the evacuation of entire towns, displacing tens of thousands.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Bartolo was born and raised in the Arkansas River Valley, where water rights sell-offs to Front Range cities in the 1970s decimated farm fields and towns.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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The federation, based inside Beth El, is entirely volunteer-run and rarely publicizes events or occasions — a sharp contrast to the vibe in the Jewish metropolises of South Florida.—
Larry Luxner,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The city’s geographic location insulates it from some of the excesses and blinkered thinking that often dominate other metropolises.—
Daniel Holz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Cosmopolises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmopolises. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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