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Current control measures implemented in some cities have apparently reached their limit. While stricter emission regulations, improvements in technology and cleaner fuels have prevented a return to previous ozone levels, they have not reduced them further. They have triggered changes in the mixture of precursor species (i.e., nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds) due to differences in the extent to which their emissions have been reduced, emerging emission sources and the increasing relevance of emissions previously overlooked, such as those related to cooking and the use of household cleaning and personal care products. Similarly, as the contribution of typical emission sources (e.g., combustion of fossil fuels) has decreased, biogenic contributions have become more important, as well as the influence of regional and transboundary pollution. These changes have also responded to increasing urbanisation in the face of a changing climate that favours ozone production. There is no recipe that all cities can follow to tackle ambient ozone; however, it is necessary to review why ozone concentrations have not decreased in some cities and what they are doing about it in order to use it as a reference to update, improve and develop control measures tailored to local conditions, as actions implemented in one city may be ineffective or impractical in another. In such a context, this article examines the cases of three metropolitan areas: the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, the Los Angeles Basin and the Beijing\u2013Tianjin\u2013Hebei (Jing\u2013Jin\u2013Ji) region. These urban conglomerations, with different geography, meteorology, socioeconomic conditions and governance, have succeeded in reducing concentrations of many regulated pollutants to levels near or below air quality standards set to protect public health, but not for ozone. 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