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Recent Examples of high street
Inditex remains ahead of its global high street rival H&M, which has seen revenues flat in recent quarters.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Simply walk along Elizabeth Street away from the coach station and the transformation from urban streets to Belgravia’s pretty village high street takes just a couple of blocks.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Shoppers on the high street in the Kingston district of London, U.K.
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LONDON — European markets closed lower Friday as investors digested a slew of central bank rate decisions this week and their impact on the global economy.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
In the world of low-cost fashion, Primark — a fixture on the high street in the UK, Ireland and beyond — is a one-off.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Simply walk along Elizabeth Street away from the coach station and the transformation from urban streets to Belgravia’s pretty village high street takes just a couple of blocks.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Shoppers on the high street in the Kingston district of London, U.K.
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images
LONDON — European markets closed lower Friday as investors digested a slew of central bank rate decisions this week and their impact on the global economy.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
In the world of low-cost fashion, Primark — a fixture on the high street in the UK, Ireland and beyond — is a one-off.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high street
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In The South Where To Eat Dine On Main Street Main Street in Hendersonville is filled with charming restaurants.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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Right along Main Street, BTW is the perfect downtown spot for a casual and family-friendly lunch or dinner.Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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The freeway was expected to open in the hours after the crash, but authorities expected side streets where traffic was diverted could be affected for longer.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Down a small side street, tiny Green Almond Pantry makes DC’s mightiest focaccia, plus honest, good cooking like soups and custardy seasonal vegetable tarts warm from the oven.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
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The side roads are not being paid attention to, with the city and the state concentrating most of their attention on the larger roads.Dale Ellis, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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On a side road, where hundreds of attendees parked their cars, a Tesla cybertruck sported two Trump flags on the back.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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“High street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20street. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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