as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a cow wandered into the roadway
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As killings continue on Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu fights to make its iconic roadway less dangerous.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Traffic was diverted away from West 10th Street between Eskenazi Avenue and St. Margaret's Drive from about 3:15 and 4:45 p.m., but the roadway has reopened in all directions.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2024
Curb extensions work by extending areas used by pedestrians and narrowing the roadway, forcing drivers to slow down while making turns.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
Degradation can result from a variety of human activities ranging from logging to construction of roadways into intact forests, or development at the edges of tropical forests that chip away at the total area.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Traffic was diverted away from West 10th Street between Eskenazi Avenue and St. Margaret's Drive from about 3:15 and 4:45 p.m., but the roadway has reopened in all directions.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2024
Curb extensions work by extending areas used by pedestrians and narrowing the roadway, forcing drivers to slow down while making turns.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
Degradation can result from a variety of human activities ranging from logging to construction of roadways into intact forests, or development at the edges of tropical forests that chip away at the total area.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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On the other side of the country, the head of the Washington state DOT has requested $150 million from the state legislature to address the shortcomings of legacy highways.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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Two people who relatives say are the victim’s cousins have been charged in connection with the murder in Connecticut of an 18-year-old whose body was found wrapped in a comforter on a highway.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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These plans outline how a forest will be managed — like logging parameters, species protections, restoration projects and road maintenance.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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Smith also did not dress for road games last month against the Winnipeg Jets, Los Angeles Kings, and the Utah Hockey Club.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 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 next one on the boards is the 15,000 square foot dining and entertainment venue Oro and Elixir opening on main thoroughfare Lincoln Road this fall.Laurie Werner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 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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Smoke was also limiting visibility and slowing traffic on the busy U.S. 101 freeway, south of the state route, the department said on X. High winds caused spot fires to ignite 2½ miles away in front of the site of the original blaze, Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner said.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Alone, the tax would fund freeways (40.5%), bus transit and bus rapid transit (33.5%), and major roadways and regional transportation infrastructure (22.5%).Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 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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One route candidates can take is through a recount.Chantelle Lee, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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The route to these positions need not—and perhaps should not—run through the Ivy League or Silicon Valley.Keenan Robbins, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadway. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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