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Recent Examples of lane
Curitiba is a tidy, charming place known by transportation nerds for its pioneering bus system (passengers enter futuristic black tubes before getting on buses that speed along in dedicated lanes).
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Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Miguel scored eight consecutive points on a fastbreak layup and two 3-pointers in a 68-second stretch, and Rice followed with a jumper in the lane and a fastbreak layup in a 25-second span.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
And Post, playing real minutes for a second straight game, hit a pick-and-pop 3 from above the break and threw two dimes, making the right reads under pressure in the lane.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The report from the New York Post outlines how the LADWP project aimed to replace wooden power poles with fire-proof steel poles, widen fire-access lanes, and install power lines more resistant to wind and fire.
—Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Jan. 2025
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Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Miguel scored eight consecutive points on a fastbreak layup and two 3-pointers in a 68-second stretch, and Rice followed with a jumper in the lane and a fastbreak layup in a 25-second span.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
And Post, playing real minutes for a second straight game, hit a pick-and-pop 3 from above the break and threw two dimes, making the right reads under pressure in the lane.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The report from the New York Post outlines how the LADWP project aimed to replace wooden power poles with fire-proof steel poles, widen fire-access lanes, and install power lines more resistant to wind and fire.
—Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lane
Noun
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Dean will return to the road in February with dates throughout Texas, including a Feb. 16 show with Vandoliers.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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The city expects the road to be closed through 5 p.m. Feb. 24.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Limited driving range tends to be an issue when driving longer distances on the highway, creating an additional incentive to conserve fuel.—
Peter Douglas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive male with apparent gunshot wounds lying in the street next to a vehicle parked in front of the address, according to the social media post.—
Lena Miano,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Robinson’s friend, Danny Shigemori, who has lived on the street for 55 years and ran a landscaping business, lost his place too.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Many cities are begging residents to avoid driving as the sun melts snow that then refreezes, increasing the danger on roadways.—
Robert Shackelford,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Also, please be careful in icy conditions, especially on the roadways.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The clearest path forward is for our community to share our stories in our own voices and to have the public commit to witnessing and believing them.—
Alicia Roth Weigel,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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To me, the best path ahead would be a roster reset that includes adding premium draft picks and intentionally getting younger and, at least temporarily, cheaper.—
Zac Jackson,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Range within the city is only around 120 miles (193 km) while cruising around on the freeway will decrease that number further to 71 miles (114 km).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Jan. 2025
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Where exactly on the freeway off-ramp was her daughter when she was struck and killed by a driver who kept going?—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Instead, its enduring appeal has always been its effervescent scene found in winding laneways, blockbuster art galleries, and innovative kitchens.—
Chloe Sachdev,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Nov. 2024
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Stroll through the city's quaint laneways, home to an eclectic mix of bars and restaurants and a vibrant arts and culture scene.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2024
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Families being told to abandon their cars on evacuation routes to flee on foot and convalescent home residents being pushed down the street in wheelchairs as hot embers fly around them are scenes usually witnessed only in the movies.—
Caitlin Clarkson Pereira,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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City planner Nathan Koster told the council that more property owners along the route were open to recurring or regular closures of the intersection.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lane. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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