Main Street
noun
1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
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Police closed Market Street from Main Street to Beale Street during the investigation.
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Summer days in the high mountains cede to relaxing evenings on the casual confines of Main Street.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
The original data was derived from the Main Street Capital Corporation quarterly 10-Q report dated November 8, 2024.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
There’s the storybook Main Street, acclaimed Dia museum, prime location along the Hudson River, plus hiking trails and a waterfall in the center of town.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Summer days in the high mountains cede to relaxing evenings on the casual confines of Main Street.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
The original data was derived from the Main Street Capital Corporation quarterly 10-Q report dated November 8, 2024.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
There’s the storybook Main Street, acclaimed Dia museum, prime location along the Hudson River, plus hiking trails and a waterfall in the center of town.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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