crosswalk
noun
cross·walk
ˈkrȯs-ˌwȯk 
: a specially paved or marked path for pedestrians crossing a street or road
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The girls were in the crosswalk outside I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann on 47th Ave.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
The curb extensions were installed in the Crossroads and other neighborhoods as part of Kansas City’s Vision Zero project, which also includes putting in speed humps and raised crosswalks as part of an effort to reduce deaths in the area.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
California mom laments light sentence for rich and powerful socialite who killed her two sons
Los Angeles socialite Rebecca Grossman killed two boys while speeding through a crosswalk.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 June 2024
Louisville officials behind the plan, meanwhile, have pitched the project as one that will add greenery and crosswalks, slow traffic and make the strip safer for pedestrians traveling from business to business.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
The curb extensions were installed in the Crossroads and other neighborhoods as part of Kansas City’s Vision Zero project, which also includes putting in speed humps and raised crosswalks as part of an effort to reduce deaths in the area.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
California mom laments light sentence for rich and powerful socialite who killed her two sons
Los Angeles socialite Rebecca Grossman killed two boys while speeding through a crosswalk.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 June 2024
Louisville officials behind the plan, meanwhile, have pitched the project as one that will add greenery and crosswalks, slow traffic and make the strip safer for pedestrians traveling from business to business.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 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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