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Recent Examples of bridle pathShe was discovered on the bridle path by a motorist who got her to Illinois Central Hospital, where she was found to be uninjured.—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023 The scenic nine-mile Ojai Valley Trail offers a paved side for bicyclists, joggers, and walkers, with a dirt bridle path for horseback riding running alongside it.—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023 While the main trail is paved from point to point, there’s an eight-mile unpaved alternate trail that starts just south of the Skokie Lagoons following an old dirt bridle path.—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2022 Known as the Fens Pond Bridge, the old bridle path once marked the edge of Boston, a city Frederick Law Olmsted, more than a century in the grave, continues to shape.—Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 Gossip columnist Hedda Hopper later reported that Byron was flying in a helicopter when he got caught in a downdraft, forcing him to land on a bridle path where Ms. Mimieux was horseback riding.—Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022 Its situation at the intersection of San Pedro and Basse was considered ideal for its proximity to Olmos Park, Fort Sam Houston and Brackenridge Park, to which it was supposed to be connected by bridle paths.—Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, 22 June 2019 Down bridle paths, ancient roads, walkways and thruways.—Peter Rock, New York Times, 15 May 2018
Aides expect Trump will return occasionally to Mar-a-Lago during the next four years, but for now, the show is moving 1,000 miles up the road.
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Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
The Weather Channel is warning of slick roads and possible travel delays.
Monday, with a high of just 25 and a low reaching around 10 degrees, is predicted to mark the beginning of a prolonged period of frigid conditions.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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.
To make the most of Mobile’s charms, consider bedding at the Malaga Inn, a boutique stay in twin townhouses that date back to 1862, mere blocks off the parade route.
In over 1,500 pass block snaps playing at left tackle for Texas, Banks allowed just three sacks while helping pave running lanes off the edge for Bijan Robinson in 2022, Jonathan Brooks in 2023 and the duo of Quintrevion Wisner and Jaydon Blue in 2024.
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
There will also be a few lane restrictions on eastbound I-10.
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Lauren De Young,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Jan. 2025
In the second row was a tall 8-year-old, Roki Sasaki.
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Stephen J. Nesbitt,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
The national carrier of New Zealand has consistently ranked at or near the top of the list for years, but edged out second-place Qantas for the second year in a row, according to AirlineRatings.com, which compiles the rankings each year.
The once-leafy thoroughfares known as the Alphabet Streets now look like a nuclear bomb detonated at the Chase bank in the nearby shopping village.
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Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
That triggered a new mandatory evacuation order for an area from Sunset Boulevard to Encino Reservoir, and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon, with sections of the thoroughfare remaining closed to ward off excess traffic in the West Los Angeles area.
Resplendent gowns, see-through ensembles, and more hit the runway too.
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Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
14 Jan. 2025
The incident is the latest in a troubling series of close calls in the air and on runways in recent years, raising questions about the health of the U.S. aviation system.
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