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as in region
a broad geographical area the urban corridor along the state's eastern coast is considerably more liberal than the rural areas to the west

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as in hallway
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the long, sterile corridors give the government building a forbidding air

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Recent Examples of corridor In 2000, President George W. Bush won the corridor by 4,400 votes. Alexander Lowie, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025 More than 116,000 metric tons of food is waiting at aid corridors outside of Gaza, ready to be brought in by WFP and its partners, the organization said. Sharon Braithwaite and Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 Up until the mid-1990s, it was almost obliterated by development and construction of public transportation corridors that closed off its mouth. Jeff Regan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025 Advocates hail the undertaking as an essential step toward modernizing the state’s transportation system and catalyzing development along a fast-growing corridor. Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corridor
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  • Many cancer patients in these regions cannot afford or physically reach hospitals for frequent intravenous treatments.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Authorities in the northeastern Sumy and Kharkiv regions reported damage to civilian infrastructure but no casualties.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • That vision traces back to a quiet hallway three decades ago, to a boy in a red wagon and a family surrounded by care and courage.
    Jordan French, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • During their detention, they were allowed to leave the cell three times to walk in a hallway.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Hendry, whose career experienced a significant upswing in the past year, marked by viral moments and positive impressions on WWE officials during his NXT appearances in late 2024 and early 2025, stepped into the WrestleMania spotlight after Kevin Owens was sidelined due to a neck injury.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • Since the protests a year ago, the university has heavily restricted campus access, drawing a lawsuit from neighbors in Manhattan who say Columbia is violating city and state laws permitting a passageway through campus.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • And there is an internal passageway to the Frick Art Reference Library, now called the Frick Art Research Library.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • Engineers noted a seasonal fluctuation in land levels.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
  • Following land surveys and consolidation of plots within the area, the government alleged that the 27-hole golf resort’s land area increased by 30 hectares, beyond its original size of 369 hectares.
    Phisanu Phromchanya, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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  • The program limits music in retail environments and concourses, as well as ending all gate announcements for departing flights throughout the entire terminal.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The damage to the stadium was extensive, ripping apart the roof and destroying the lights, playing field, and parts of the concourse.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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