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British retailer WH Smith is looking to sell its historic high street business to focus on its travel store unit in the latest hit to the U.K.’s retail industry.
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
The range was good, especially for essentials like shape underwear at a better price than the high street, and their service and communications were solid.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
By combining nostalgia, community, and modern retail strategies, Waterstones is helping to rewrite the rules of the high street bookstore —one reader at a time.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Lloyds is one of the largest mortgage lenders in the U.K. and owns high street bank Halifax and Bank of Scotland, as well as credit card provider MBNA.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
The range was good, especially for essentials like shape underwear at a better price than the high street, and their service and communications were solid.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
By combining nostalgia, community, and modern retail strategies, Waterstones is helping to rewrite the rules of the high street bookstore —one reader at a time.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Lloyds is one of the largest mortgage lenders in the U.K. and owns high street bank Halifax and Bank of Scotland, as well as credit card provider MBNA.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high street
Noun
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The bulk of the loot came from a safe in the Farrior Army Goods store at 211 Main Street, which lost $500.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The car that struck her in a crosswalk was traveling north on Main Street at 74th Street in the Florence neighborhood of South L.A. Paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After hot and secondary routes are cleared, crews will treat them with salt before moving onto neighborhood side streets.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2025
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On Sunday morning, road closures are possible along South Broad Street running from Lombard to Chestnut Streets (including side streets).—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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The truck turned east off the highway onto a side road and was eventually pulled over by a deputy at the end of East Pine Street.—
Max Silverson,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Feb. 2025
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While sunlight melted snow in some areas on Wednesday, some school districts noted rural and side roads were still ice- and slush-covered in their announcements.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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As of Tuesday morning, crews spread 1.8 million gallons of brine on hundreds of miles of interstates, highways and secondary roads, Stein said.—
Joe Marusak and,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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“High street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20street. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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