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 Weather Service said there were reports of damage in southern Ottawa, on Main Street between 15th and 23rd streets.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
The FanDuel regional networks ultimately were doomed by financial problems that have burdened their parent company, Main Street Sports.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Visit her shop on Main Street in Gordonsville to feel the organic cotton accessories, made entirely in the United States.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
There, Blanton says, corporate lobbyists paid between $25,000 and $100,000 for lawmakers' attention, and a pro-business group called One Main Street paid $25,000 for their hotel rooms.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
The FanDuel regional networks ultimately were doomed by financial problems that have burdened their parent company, Main Street Sports.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Visit her shop on Main Street in Gordonsville to feel the organic cotton accessories, made entirely in the United States.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
There, Blanton says, corporate lobbyists paid between $25,000 and $100,000 for lawmakers' attention, and a pro-business group called One Main Street paid $25,000 for their hotel rooms.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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