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backstreets

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plural of backstreet

as in streets

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Police intervene at the scene using tear gas as students take to the streets to protest education conditions in Nancy, France, on October 7, 2026.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
The construction bottleneck often extends traffic three or four blocks back on streets north of Front Street, like 9th, 11th and 13th, Atchley said.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of streets

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As the hundreds of thousands of people made their way down the narrow roads following the politician, a few rerouted into the industry event, still carrying big flags and with faces lit up with hope.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
The landscape was inspired by the inland town of Ioulida, a hilltop village with cascading residential dwellings and winding paths (no car-worthy roads), and a church perched at the precipice.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of roads

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In Chile in 2024, several hundred demonstrators burned tires and blocked coastal highways and railway tracks to protest the early closure of the fishing season, a move partly driven by overfishing tied to fishmeal.

— Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The red dye also allows a road inspector to detect whether a trucker is evading taxes by using the fuel on highways.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of highways

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The resulting long lineups snake out from working gas stations into the main thoroughfares of Moscow and other Russian cities.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Rancho Cordova was awarded more than $3 million in grants from a local agency for two road improvement projects on major city thoroughfares.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughfares

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While Wilson was only speaking for the defense, his theme accurately describes the crossroads the Giants have reached as a team here in early October.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Indiana is well positioned to compete, literally as the crossroads of America.

— Jeff Danielson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of crossroads

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Instead of wide postwar boulevards, roads would become slower and leaner, transforming Long Beach into a top-five global cycling city, said former city traffic engineer Paul Van Dyk.

— Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Visitors often still liken the city’s walkable streets and historic architecture to European boulevards.

— Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of boulevards

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So, will Wilde receive an invitation from both the acting and directing branches?

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The incoming storm could damage porches, awnings, carports, sheds and unanchored mobile homes, and snap off large tree branches, posing a safety risk, the weather service office said.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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