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a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
hair-raising tales of outlaws who ambushed coaches traveling the high roads
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If 2016 Obama was singing the virtues of the high road, firmly but selectively pushing back on a presidential candidate who had peddled falsehoods about her husband, her 2020 speech shot fire from that high road by using Trump’s words against him.
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Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2020
In a legislature with a Republican supermajority that’s not open to gay rights – an LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill has been introduced 10 times and hasn’t become law – Antonio has learned to take the high road.
—cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
But on Friday, Crawford characteristically took the high road in his comments to The Chronicle.
—John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Dec. 2022
If the time comes when your husband becomes too incapacitated to visit his daughter and the rest of the family, please take the high road and do the compassionate thing.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
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Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2020
In a legislature with a Republican supermajority that’s not open to gay rights – an LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill has been introduced 10 times and hasn’t become law – Antonio has learned to take the high road.
—cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
But on Friday, Crawford characteristically took the high road in his comments to The Chronicle.
—John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Dec. 2022
If the time comes when your husband becomes too incapacitated to visit his daughter and the rest of the family, please take the high road and do the compassionate thing.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
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Regular drivers will not be able to access roads pass Lucas Oil Stadium on West South Street between South West Street and South Delaware Street, starting at 11 p.m. except for Swiftie pickup and rideshare drivers waiting to pick up concertgoers.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024
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The road is paved, so the only challenge is the twists and turns (and steep drop-offs) along the way.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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The first winery to open along the highway in 1983, Grape Creek Vineyards, has a new branch called Heath Sparkling Wines and a members-only restaurant.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Beard was selected as the bridge's namesake in a poll conducted by Kentucky highway officials, the first time a bridge anywhere had been named in that way, Enquirer coverage said.Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
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People pass by on the street as Hurricane Rafael passes by Havana, Cuba, on Wednesday.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Downtown, the nearly identical tents of the Harris/Walz and Trump/Vance campaigns stood separated by several hundred feet on one of the main streets, but almost no one collected posters or bumper stickers from either forlorn camp on a balmy but heavily overcast day.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Plan ahead this post-Halloween weekend and check out all the freeway closures and detours along U.S. 60, Interstate 17, Loop 202 and Interstate 10.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Their pickup truck hit a tow truck in the outer lane of the freeway at high speed, which caused westbound lanes to shut down for several hours, as per the Arizona Department of Transportation.Marina Watts, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Roman Road, in London’s East End, is a busy thoroughfare just south of Victoria Park.Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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The long shopping thoroughfare has become a hub for premium athleisure clothing, with brands including Gymshark, Alo Yoga, Lululemon and On Running all located on the street.Samantha Conti, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
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Dolce tells Axios that the route Ardonagh took with both direct lenders and bank lenders combining on the same deal raised some eyebrows.Michael Flaherty, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Moraga Ave and Highway 13 are major evacuation routes for Piedmont and Oakland.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Chicago has less than 15 miles, excluding bus-on-shoulder lanes on expressways.Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
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After all, the expressway connects two of Cincinnati’s major highways.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
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The project, first launched in 2019, broke ground in February 2023 to connect the A417 highway bypass to the Cowley roundabout, a section of road that is currently a single-lane carriageway that slows traffic, transportation officials said.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
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That last one, piloting an American-size SUV down narrow carriageways from Bloomsbury to Richmond, was the only stretch of expensive misery.Curbed, Curbed, 31 May 2023
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“High road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20road. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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