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as in region
a broad geographical area the urban corridor along the state's eastern coast is considerably more liberal than the rural areas to the west

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as in hallway
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the long, sterile corridors give the government building a forbidding air

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Recent Examples of corridor Jerusalem has claimed this corridor is vital for its national security interests as Hamas could use it to re-group by relying on smuggling efforts and connections with Jihadi groups in Egypt’s North Sinai region. Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025 More than three decades after a woman was found dead in a utility corridor, DNA has helped identify a suspect, California cops say. Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025 That’s not to mention the most important critics of all: their classmates, who pack the school’s crisscross of corridors and watch from their perches above. Violet Goldstone, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025 The mountain wave winds, which could reach up to 80 to 100 mph, are expected to be the strongest across the 118 and 210 highway corridors, including the San Gabriel and San Fernando foothills, the Simi Valley and the eastern Ventura County valleys. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for corridor 
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Noun
  • Few sausage brands can capture the flavor and feeling of a region without overpowering the senses.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The death toll of the rampage is the highest China has seen since 2014, when a string of attacks rocked the far western region of Xinjiang.
    Hassan Tayir, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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  • The Fall of Diddy includes a snippet of harrowing footage from March 5, 2016, that CNN released, where Combs is seen attacking Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway, kicking and shoving her, then dragging her by her sweatshirt before throwing an object at her.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The retired general’s portrait at the Pentagon, hung in the Joint Chiefs hallway, was taken down Monday less than two weeks after it was put up.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • Trump managed to navigate the obstacle posed by Melania's hat, leaning in to kiss her on the lower cheek and neck—a small but triumphant moment for the couple amid the ceremony's formality.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Plus, Jones has amassed a significant injury history between the ACL tear and some neck injuries.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • The square, no longer just a passageway, becomes a true urban oasis.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
  • But sometimes the crooked wall partially blocks one of the passageways.
    GWEN ROCKWOOD The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • Sited amid a sloping parcel spanning an acre of land, the low-slung abode offers roughly 2,400 square feet of single-level living space with just two bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate from their homes and vast amounts of land have been destroyed.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • Passengers deplaned via emergency slides and were safely transported to a nearby concourse.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But the concourses, toilets, 94 turnstiles and corporate facilities, especially in the East Stand, require renovation.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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