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Recent Examples of secondary road
The total number, courtesy of secondary roads, has climbed each of the last three days of the workweek.
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Oct. 2024
Traffic was backed up for dozens of miles (kilometers) during the morning rush hour and the crash left other highways and secondary roads in gridlock.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Some secondary roads will close during the winter, but main routes, like Newfound Gap Road (US-441), Little River Road, and Laurel Creek Road are open all year, depending on the weather.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
Some secondary roads remain closed from past flood damage.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Oct. 2024
Traffic was backed up for dozens of miles (kilometers) during the morning rush hour and the crash left other highways and secondary roads in gridlock.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Some secondary roads will close during the winter, but main routes, like Newfound Gap Road (US-441), Little River Road, and Laurel Creek Road are open all year, depending on the weather.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
Some secondary roads remain closed from past flood damage.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary road
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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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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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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Low gas prices are expected to fuel high road traffic.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
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Officers closed down five nearby streets, searched the vehicle, arrested the driver, and cleared the roadways again.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025
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Davidson was caught on video surveillance from street corner cameras throwing an e-bike onto the road and chasing one minor until the minor fell to the ground, court records said.Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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After the loss, the Broncos turned around for a road Thursday night game, mastering the difficult condensed week to defeat the Saints in New Orleans on Oct. 17.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Every heat pump installed has the equivalent climate impact of taking two gas vehicles off the road.Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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Movement on the issue, however, seems unlikely as Republicans are set to take control of the Senate in January, highlighting the challenges of imposing restrictions on a separate branch of government amid declining public confidence in the Court.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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State ethics laws prohibit members of the executive branch from accepting gifts, including travel reimbursements, from lobbyists and their employers. Expenses for the trip paid by Alliance Defending Freedom totaled about $1,900, according to the governor’s office.Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Williamson County was among other local highway departments already surveying roads for potholes as snow and ice melts.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Transportation-data firm INRIX says travel times on the nation's highways could be up to 30% longer than normal over the holidays, with Sunday expected to see the heaviest traffic.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Secondary road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20road. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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