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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The annual Strawberry Festival, Garden Grove’s biggest event, usually draws about 250,000 at Village Green Park on Main Street over the celebration’s four-day course.
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
The flood pushed tons of mud into Westernport’s Main Street, swamping businesses and destabilizing the town’s public library.
—Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
Nearby, longtime residents Michael Nolan and Helen Gifford have debuted Miracle as a year-round New American restaurant serving lunch and dinner on Main Street.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
The ConnectKC bus pickup is located at East 27th Street and Main Street, just two blocks from FIFA Fan Fest.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
The flood pushed tons of mud into Westernport’s Main Street, swamping businesses and destabilizing the town’s public library.
—Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
Nearby, longtime residents Michael Nolan and Helen Gifford have debuted Miracle as a year-round New American restaurant serving lunch and dinner on Main Street.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
The ConnectKC bus pickup is located at East 27th Street and Main Street, just two blocks from FIFA Fan Fest.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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