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Recent Examples of high street
Inditex remains ahead of its global high street rival H&M, which has seen revenues flat in recent quarters.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Simply walk along Elizabeth Street away from the coach station and the transformation from urban streets to Belgravia’s pretty village high street takes just a couple of blocks.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Shoppers on the high street in the Kingston district of London, U.K.
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LONDON — European markets closed lower Friday as investors digested a slew of central bank rate decisions this week and their impact on the global economy.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
In the world of low-cost fashion, Primark — a fixture on the high street in the UK, Ireland and beyond — is a one-off.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Simply walk along Elizabeth Street away from the coach station and the transformation from urban streets to Belgravia’s pretty village high street takes just a couple of blocks.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Shoppers on the high street in the Kingston district of London, U.K.
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images
LONDON — European markets closed lower Friday as investors digested a slew of central bank rate decisions this week and their impact on the global economy.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
In the world of low-cost fashion, Primark — a fixture on the high street in the UK, Ireland and beyond — is a one-off.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high street
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Applications can be filled in person or by mail at Round Rock City Hall, 221 E. Main Street.Fernanda Figueroa, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Programming includes the Main Street Pop-Up Holiday Market, which runs every Friday through Sunday for five weeks, starting Nov. 22, from noon to 8 p.m.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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Drivers have seen the trucks using Ritter Avenue and side streets as parking lots or to reach the center.Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Odyssey Pier Museum, located on a side street in Sumy’s historic center, is an eclectic exhibition space.Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
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On a side road, where hundreds of attendees parked their cars, a Tesla cybertruck sported two Trump flags on the back.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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Near the Tennessee state line, crews were finally starting to reach side roads after clearing the main roads winding through switchbacks, but that brought a new set of challenges.Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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“High street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20street. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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