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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On a quiet stretch of Main Street in Bridgeport’s South End, two aging wooden houses stand weathered but enduring.
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Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
On the first day of spring in 1999, Southlake opened the first six blocks of its new Town Square, a tribune to Main Street Americana.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
The Pride Nite photo op locations throughout the park will include the Rainbow Steps on Main Street USA and the Disneyland Railroad Main Street Station illuminated in rainbow colors.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
In a news release from the Ventura Police Department, officers said that the alleged assault happened near the intersection of Mills Road and Main Street in the early afternoon.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
On the first day of spring in 1999, Southlake opened the first six blocks of its new Town Square, a tribune to Main Street Americana.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
The Pride Nite photo op locations throughout the park will include the Rainbow Steps on Main Street USA and the Disneyland Railroad Main Street Station illuminated in rainbow colors.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
In a news release from the Ventura Police Department, officers said that the alleged assault happened near the intersection of Mills Road and Main Street in the early afternoon.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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