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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 Another benefit of removing unhealthy and invasive trees is that a healthier environment for vegetation is created along these major corridors, city officials stated. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025 The pact on a corridor connecting Azerbaijan and its exclave of Nakhichevan is also vulnerable. Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025 Many Armenians feared an invasion to forcibly cut out a corridor. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025 The Chinese government has set targets for 50 percent non-fossil power by 2030 and massive new wind/solar build, enabling green hydrogen corridors. Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corridor
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Noun
  • At least six Starbucks stores in the capital region are among those slated to close this weekend, as the company shutters underperforming locations across North America and eliminates 900 non-retail jobs.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Surveillance footage from inside the car wash, reviewed by McClatchy News, shows a masked agent wearing a helmet racing down a hallway as Shouhed approaches him.
    Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Williams, 43, took to social media with a video of the decor, a vase holding a cotton plant on a table in the hallway, and asked her followers for their thoughts about the display.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Rosalía’s outfit otherwise consisted of a halter neck top and a thinly pleated midi skirt, which featured beige fabric layered beneath black.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • While the movie easily races from one scene to another at a break-neck pace, behind the scenes, the local production work was a massive undertaking, bringing together public officials from multiple city, county and federal agencies.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • The nearly 700 pages of The Secret of Secrets zigzag across a hectic day, mostly in Prague, during which guns are fired, locks picked, hidden passageways discovered and shocking revelations delivered on the run.
    Book Marks September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Their three robotic rovers, outfitted with an array of cutting-edge imagery gear including time-of-flight cameras, helped the team generate an atlas of 3D maps of the site - from its skylight to its inner passageways.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Most migrating birds depart in the evening, fly through the night, and land by sunrise.
    Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In a year when the question of universal freedom still feels contested, The Gettin’ lands as both memorial and mirror, recalling the losses named in 2014 and 2020 and implicating the present tense.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the game enters the fourth quarter, Ellie makes her way through the Barclays main concourse.
    Marc Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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