Main Street
noun
1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
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The Park City pop-up will be a collaboration with We Norwegians on Main Street.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Traffic changes to Louisville's Main Street are already underway as crews continue to reconfigure the roadway through the spring of 2026.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Oct. 2025
Located about an hour west of Asheville lies Waynesville, with a walkable, shoppable Main Street.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
On a larger scale, small business owners are slow to embrace AI, according to the June 2025 Small Business and Technology Survey from the National Federation of Independent Business on Main Street.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Traffic changes to Louisville's Main Street are already underway as crews continue to reconfigure the roadway through the spring of 2026.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Oct. 2025
Located about an hour west of Asheville lies Waynesville, with a walkable, shoppable Main Street.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
On a larger scale, small business owners are slow to embrace AI, according to the June 2025 Small Business and Technology Survey from the National Federation of Independent Business on Main Street.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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