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Recent Examples of beltway
Outside the beltway, the biggest states have the heftiest number of federal workers: California (147,500 workers) and Texas (130,000 workers), according to Pew data.
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Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Some major beltway business groups cheered Zeldin's announcement.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Lawmakers from outside the beltway have lobbied for more flights to different parts of the country due to the airport’s convenience over the other two airports.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2025
Trucks carrying hazardous materials that used the bridge to cross the harbor are now forced to go around the beltway in the opposite direction (a 35-mile detour) due to cargo restrictions through Baltimore City traffic tunnels.
—April Quevedo, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Some major beltway business groups cheered Zeldin's announcement.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Lawmakers from outside the beltway have lobbied for more flights to different parts of the country due to the airport’s convenience over the other two airports.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2025
Trucks carrying hazardous materials that used the bridge to cross the harbor are now forced to go around the beltway in the opposite direction (a 35-mile detour) due to cargo restrictions through Baltimore City traffic tunnels.
—April Quevedo, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beltway
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Jeremy Poore, 49, of Old Fort co-runs Mountaintop Shuttle, a shuttle business that relies on a portion of the parkway that remains closed.—
Graham Hurley,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Along with picking up trash, the foundation invited volunteers to pull invasive plants, repaint picnic tables and remove unsightly graffiti to conserve the parkway for everyone to enjoy.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The relative then spied a dead dog on an interstate nearby, and assumed the canine was Randy since both dogs had the same shading.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Detroit Tigers head to Seattle in the other AL matchup, and the Chicago Cubs travel 90 miles up the interstate to Milwaukee in the NL, with all of the Division Series opening on Saturday.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Angels were 36-38 this year before Washington missed more than three months, undergoing quadruple bypass surgery.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Washington underwent a quadruple bypass operation this summer.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
28 Sep. 2025
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That is a critical step for Korea’s plan to build an energy superhighway to carry renewables across the nation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Don't let your investment in a state-of-the-art superhighway be compromised by an inability to see the traffic.—
Serge Lucio,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The final drive day sees guests back on the autobahn and up into the incredible views afforded along German Alpine Road.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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On the autobahn, Sport+ lowers the ride height and takes some camber off the wheels for better straight-line performance.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
7 Aug. 2025
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The northern part of the island was at a standstill, schools closed, traffic snailing down the motorway.—
Ariel Saramandi,
The Dial,
29 July 2025
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Police found Alia's head and the axe in a bag in her car, which Jesse R. was driving when arrested on the A4 motorway, according to the NL Times news site.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Oct. 2025
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Nearby roads and highways were closed to allow fire crews access to the area.—
Charles Ventura,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The plane hit a freeway sign post and came to rest against the center divide.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The bandwidths or frequencies that carry the signals (channels to us non-engineers) are likened to the lanes of a freeway.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beltway. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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