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a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
going the wrong way on a one-way street
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Recent Examples of street
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
The Newman, London On its namesake street in Fitzrovia, the Newman is the first hotel from the new international hospitality management company Kinsfolk, whose principals have worked for the likes of Firmdale Hotels and the Goring.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
John Spink, ajc, 24 Feb. 2022
The tree removal is part of a multi-street paving program planned by the city.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
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Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, was arriving for UnitedHealthcare’s annual investor conference when he was shot dead in the street, surveillance footage shows.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
The Newman, London On its namesake street in Fitzrovia, the Newman is the first hotel from the new international hospitality management company Kinsfolk, whose principals have worked for the likes of Firmdale Hotels and the Goring.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this month, the Georgia Department of Public Safety coordinated with state and local law enforcement agencies for the 40th wave of its crime suppression and anti-street racing initiative.
—John Spink, ajc, 24 Feb. 2022
The tree removal is part of a multi-street paving program planned by the city.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
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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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The cases are in a rural part of Kwango province in southwestern Congo, which has limited access to laboratory testing and is difficult to reach by road, according to the WHO.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Winter storm freezes upper Midwest A fast-moving winter storm brought snow, ice, strong winds and bitter cold to much of the upper Midwest, snarling traffic in the Twin Cities and forcing North Dakota officials to shut down an interstate highway.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 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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But the sight of a down-and-out Dan Aykroyd in a Santa suit eating a slab of salmon through his grungy cotton-candy beard fills us with the holiday spirit.Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Blasé waves are basically a collision between the old money, quiet luxury, Upper East-Sider aesthetics that have been blowing up on TikTok and the bratty, grungy, rebel movements that have been taking off as an antidote.Elle Turner, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
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Protesters again gathered outside the parliament building on the main Rustaveli Avenue thoroughfare, launching fireworks at the building and at police lines.David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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There’s a restaurant for every craving and any budget along Bay View’s main thoroughfare.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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Most wine lovers know that the word Sauvignon comes from the French word sauvage and the word blanc simply means white, but most people don’t know the reason is because when untrained vines of the variety have a distinctly unkempt appearance.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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But, as in these United States, the key question remains whether creeping totalitarianism — from the left and the right — will squeeze everyday people out of their inalienable right to just be their sometimes obnoxious, unkempt, idiosyncratic selves.Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
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Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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The brother had reportedly tried to stop his sibling from crossing the freeway, according to local Housten news outlet KPRC 2.Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Corruption within the organization, after all, is as much a part of the show as Jackson Lamb’s slovenly habits and horrible diet.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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To them, flame is slovenly, backward, even atavistic, tolerable only when used for ceremonial purposes.Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
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The main boulevards there and in Temple City are lined with strip malls featuring Asian supermarkets and Chinese regional cuisines.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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In October, Cleveland received a $60 million grant from Buttigieg's DOT for the first phase of that project, transforming the Shoreway into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard.Sam Allard, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/street. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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