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the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
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The main boulevards there and in Temple City are lined with strip malls featuring Asian supermarkets and Chinese regional cuisines.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
In October, Cleveland received a $60 million grant from Buttigieg's DOT for the first phase of that project, transforming the Shoreway into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
The irony in all this is that the boulevard was named after a socialist, Henry Gaylord Wilshire (1861–1927).
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
The main square of Huaraz, Plaza de Armas, is a natural starting point for a wander, before checking out the Mercado Central and José Olaya street, a boulevard lined with historic homes.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
In October, Cleveland received a $60 million grant from Buttigieg's DOT for the first phase of that project, transforming the Shoreway into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
The irony in all this is that the boulevard was named after a socialist, Henry Gaylord Wilshire (1861–1927).
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
The main square of Huaraz, Plaza de Armas, is a natural starting point for a wander, before checking out the Mercado Central and José Olaya street, a boulevard lined with historic homes.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Boulevard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulevard. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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boulevard
noun
bou·le·vard
ˈbu̇l-ə-ˌvärd 
ˈbül-
: a wide avenue often having grass strips with trees along its center or sides
Etymology
from French boulevard "walkway lined with trees," derived from early Dutch bolwerc "bulwark, rampart"; so called because the earliest boulevards were at sites of razed fortifications — related to bulwark
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