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Recent Examples of corniche
On Beirut’s seaside corniche, Mohammad Mohammad from the village of Marwahin in southern Lebanon was strolling with his three children.
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Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
That’s when Etihad Airways will link Atlanta to Abu Dhabi with its dazzling corniche, outpost of the famed Louvre museum and, soon, the capital of the United Arab Emirates’ own Sphere.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
Forty-eight-year-old Mustafa Mazloum lay on a piece of cardboard under the shade of a tree in the grassy median along the city’s famed seaside corniche.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Families rest on Beirut's corniche after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburb Monday.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Walking shirtless on the corniche with his elderly father, Othman said a lifetime under multiple wars had strengthened him and his countrymen.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
To be sure, there are no Havels in Egypt, and Washington is not Soviet-era Moscow -- but the analogy rings true enough for those people in Cairo's Tahrir Square or the Alexandria corniche who saw U.S.-made F-16s fly overhead or were choked by tear gas produced in the United States.
—Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2011
The company’s other ranking property is Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, a stately tower on Cairo’s riverside corniche that comes in at No. 5.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
In his aerie on the corniche, Mubarak denied culture-washing.
—John Arlidge, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
That’s when Etihad Airways will link Atlanta to Abu Dhabi with its dazzling corniche, outpost of the famed Louvre museum and, soon, the capital of the United Arab Emirates’ own Sphere.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
Forty-eight-year-old Mustafa Mazloum lay on a piece of cardboard under the shade of a tree in the grassy median along the city’s famed seaside corniche.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Families rest on Beirut's corniche after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburb Monday.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Walking shirtless on the corniche with his elderly father, Othman said a lifetime under multiple wars had strengthened him and his countrymen.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
To be sure, there are no Havels in Egypt, and Washington is not Soviet-era Moscow -- but the analogy rings true enough for those people in Cairo's Tahrir Square or the Alexandria corniche who saw U.S.-made F-16s fly overhead or were choked by tear gas produced in the United States.
—Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2011
The company’s other ranking property is Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, a stately tower on Cairo’s riverside corniche that comes in at No. 5.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
In his aerie on the corniche, Mubarak denied culture-washing.
—John Arlidge, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corniche
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The Florida native’s two career IndyCar wins have both come on street circuits (Long Beach, Nashville – 2023) and the 2021 INDY NXT by Firestone Series Champion made it to Victory Circle in his debut INDY NXT race on the iconic 14-turn Florida street course.Bruce Martin, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the target customer is young people who are active in a street community and seek out the store for its refined, exclusive selection of the world’s top footwear brands, from running sneakers to lifestyle shoes, technical footwear and more.Andrea Onate, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
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Some of the city's oldest multifamily structures line the boulevard in one of its densest neighborhoods.Tara Prindiville, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The event, started by journalist and walking aficionado Michael Schneider, has hundreds of Angelenos trekking the length of an iconic boulevard every November on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Speeds along most of the highways headed into and out of downtown were above 45 mph.Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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The highway was open by Sunday morning, with the department warning drivers of travel delays after avalanche mitigation and road operations were complete.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Aides expect Trump will return occasionally to Mar-a-Lago during the next four years, but for now, the show is moving 1,000 miles up the road.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
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The Weather Channel is warning of slick roads and possible travel delays. Monday, with a high of just 25 and a low reaching around 10 degrees, is predicted to mark the beginning of a prolonged period of frigid conditions.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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The once-leafy thoroughfares known as the Alphabet Streets now look like a nuclear bomb detonated at the Chase bank in the nearby shopping village.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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That triggered a new mandatory evacuation order for an area from Sunset Boulevard to Encino Reservoir, and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon, with sections of the thoroughfare remaining closed to ward off excess traffic in the West Los Angeles area.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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Whether tearing up muddy roads, crawling up high-clearance 4×4 routes, trying to park my car in deep snow banks, or cruising freeways at 75 mph, the KO3 has always felt like a good choice.Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 2 Jan. 2025
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How To Watch the Rose Parade 2025 via Live Stream The 2025 Rose Parade will be streamed live on YouTube for free by Pasadena Star-News, with the stream based just before participants make their way below the 210 freeway bridge.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Vertebral Artery Dissection Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a tear in the inner lining of the vertebral artery, a major artery in the neck that brings blood to the brain and spine.Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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Major north and south arteries that cut through downtown St. Petersburg could become two-way streets under a plan to improve connectivity that just received federal funding.Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Vasquez forgets that Chicago isn’t New York, and neither is our traffic, which is most problematic on the expressways and main arteries, not in a South Loop business district, which was almost devoid of traffic, human or vehicular, during the first part of rush hour on Monday morning.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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This three-phase project began in 2023 and should improve the expressway for the 275,000 drivers who use it daily.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Corniche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corniche. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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