crosswalk
noun
cross·walk
ˈkrȯs-ˌwȯk 
: a specially paved or marked path for pedestrians crossing a street or road
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In May, 15-year-old Aspen Dylan Runnels was walking in a crosswalk toward the end of the school day at the Lakota East Freshman Campus and was struck by Hyde.
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
In another, the suspect is riding a bike in a crosswalk.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Workers will install clearer signs, widen shoulders and remove roadside obstacles; and
$5.6 million for Macon, Georgia, where an impoverished neighborhood will get new sidewalks, crosswalks and lights along a street that neighbors liken to a Formula 1 racetrack.
—Austin Fast, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
In September, a second student was struck while using a crosswalk near Lakota West High School just before 7 a.m.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
In another, the suspect is riding a bike in a crosswalk.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Workers will install clearer signs, widen shoulders and remove roadside obstacles; and
$5.6 million for Macon, Georgia, where an impoverished neighborhood will get new sidewalks, crosswalks and lights along a street that neighbors liken to a Formula 1 racetrack.
—Austin Fast, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
In September, a second student was struck while using a crosswalk near Lakota West High School just before 7 a.m.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Crosswalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosswalk. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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crosswalk
noun
cross·walk
ˈkrȯ-ˌswȯk
: a specially paved or marked path for people walking across a street or road
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