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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South Main Street was closed down in both directions from Abbe Road to Scantic Road as the Metro Traffic Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene to conduct the ongoing investigation, police said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
Sunday, March 23 Car Show: 3 to 5 p.m. winter, Albertsons parking lot, 1400 block of Main Street.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
That kind of return has made the program hard to argue against, drawing support from both sides of the aisle and stretching from Main Street to Wall Street.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Leesburg Blooms and Brews celebrates spring The City of Leesburg will celebrate the arrival of spring with its Leesburg Blooms and Brews event from noon to 4 p.m. March 22 at Town Square along Main Street and at participating shops and businesses.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
Sunday, March 23 Car Show: 3 to 5 p.m. winter, Albertsons parking lot, 1400 block of Main Street.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
That kind of return has made the program hard to argue against, drawing support from both sides of the aisle and stretching from Main Street to Wall Street.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Leesburg Blooms and Brews celebrates spring The City of Leesburg will celebrate the arrival of spring with its Leesburg Blooms and Brews event from noon to 4 p.m. March 22 at Town Square along Main Street and at participating shops and businesses.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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