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 March 22 collision near 13 Mile Road and Main Street involved a 31-year-old Rochester, Michigan, woman who police suspect was under the influence.
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Heath Kalb, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
She was inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame in 2024, putting her paws in the cement at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street, as her health began to decline from her battle with cancer.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Both buildings on the 1400 block of Main Street will be sold.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
March 28 in the 200 block of South Main Street.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Heath Kalb, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
She was inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame in 2024, putting her paws in the cement at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street, as her health began to decline from her battle with cancer.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Both buildings on the 1400 block of Main Street will be sold.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
March 28 in the 200 block of South Main Street.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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