met·ro
ˈme-(ˌ)trō 
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Alia Wong, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2024
Workers in the Los Angeles, San Jose and San Diego metro areas who had been paid below minimum wage lost on average about 20% of the money they were owed, or as much as $4,000 a year, the study found.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Noun
A little more than half of the students in the study live in a metro area where the wealthiest communities get the most resources.
—Alia Wong, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2024
Workers in the Los Angeles, San Jose and San Diego metro areas who had been paid below minimum wage lost on average about 20% of the money they were owed, or as much as $4,000 a year, the study found.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metro. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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