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I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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Frazer was properly restrained, the highway patrol said.
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Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
But, local police and policymakers will need to take additional steps to improve security on Chile’s highways.
—Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
After an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1982, Hogan Sr. moved to the spacious colonial with columns on the front porch, nestled in the woods a stone’s throw from the I-270 highway that runs from the Capital Beltway outside Washington D.C. to Frederick.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The next morning, a Saturday, finds Porte Jacquemus at the puces of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, just past the highway overpass that marks the outer edge of Paris.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
But, local police and policymakers will need to take additional steps to improve security on Chile’s highways.
—Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
After an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1982, Hogan Sr. moved to the spacious colonial with columns on the front porch, nestled in the woods a stone’s throw from the I-270 highway that runs from the Capital Beltway outside Washington D.C. to Frederick.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The next morning, a Saturday, finds Porte Jacquemus at the puces of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, just past the highway overpass that marks the outer edge of Paris.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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