high street

British

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Recent Examples of high street 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 The mall houses more than 100 designer and popular high street names, including Polo Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Paul Smith, and The North Face, and offers discounts of up to 60 percent on many items. Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025 In a separate report, also issued Tuesday, the British high street giant Next plc said consumer behavior is changing quickly. Samantha Conti, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high street
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Travel is strongly discouraged, but if necessary, drivers are urged to slow down, maintain extra distance between vehicles, and exercise caution on bridges, overpasses, and secondary roads.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • On Saturday, officials in northern Alabama said schools could remain closed Monday if ice doesn't melt off secondary roads.
    SARA CLINE AND BEN FINLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025

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