Would you live in ‘The Line’, a 170 km-long vertical megacity?

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Would you live in ‘The Line’, a 170 km-long vertical megacity?

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Aug 11, 2022

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Saudi Arabia say the megacity will accommodate 9 million people!
Transcript (with extra grammar & vocabulary) available on my Patreon page: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben
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Aug 11, 2022

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Would you live in ‘The Line’, a 170 km-long vertical megacity?

Would you live in ‘The Line’, a 170 km-long vertical megacity?

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