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London’s Fleet Street was once considered the most important location for journalism in the world, with Britain s national newspaper making the street its home for centuries.—Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 Apr. 2026 Green Route buses will be rerouted from Fleet Street and Broadway, south of Fayette Street, to provide service to portions of Orleans Street and North Broadway.—
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2025 Armada Drive between north and south Fleet Street.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025 Sure enough, there was FLEET Street – as in the Demon Barber of Fleet Street – and Wall Street and Main Street.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Fleet Street
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Fleet Street, London, England, center of the London newspaper district