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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Plans to build rowhouses at the northwest corner of Benton Avenue and Main Street in downtown Naperville will proceed despite pushback from some neighbors over the project’s height and density.
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Main Street still holds in-market rights to 13 NBA and seven NHL teams, but those legacy deals are all but certain to be voided by the time both leagues close out their respective 2025-26 campaigns.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2026
But on Monday, Wells dialed into a call arranged by the small-business group Main Street Alliance and heard lawyers suggest that this time, getting her money back would likely require suing the government.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
The Mediterranean Main Street links the Cabana Court with the Video Court, which in turn, is connected to the Rotunda Court by the Art Deco Main Street.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Main Street still holds in-market rights to 13 NBA and seven NHL teams, but those legacy deals are all but certain to be voided by the time both leagues close out their respective 2025-26 campaigns.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2026
But on Monday, Wells dialed into a call arranged by the small-business group Main Street Alliance and heard lawyers suggest that this time, getting her money back would likely require suing the government.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
The Mediterranean Main Street links the Cabana Court with the Video Court, which in turn, is connected to the Rotunda Court by the Art Deco Main Street.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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