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Recent Examples of beltway
Temperatures may dip below 10° outside of the beltway and low to mid-teens across the immediate metro.
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Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
In recent days, as Netflix became an increasingly serious contender to take over the storied, century-old studio home to the The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and The Lord of the Rings, the service faced pushback both within Hollywood’s 30-mile zone and inside the Washington beltway.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Hersh had deep sources at the epicenter of the Washington beltway.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
The apartment was on the tenth story of a fifteen-story block in which most windows opened onto the M-40, one of Madrid’s beltways.
—Literary Hub, 23 May 2025
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Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
In recent days, as Netflix became an increasingly serious contender to take over the storied, century-old studio home to the The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and The Lord of the Rings, the service faced pushback both within Hollywood’s 30-mile zone and inside the Washington beltway.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Hersh had deep sources at the epicenter of the Washington beltway.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
The apartment was on the tenth story of a fifteen-story block in which most windows opened onto the M-40, one of Madrid’s beltways.
—Literary Hub, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beltway
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The parkway is a milestone for accessing the development, said Rylan Yowell, managing director at Provident.—
Neal Franklin,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Witnesses told police the child was running across the parkway heading east when the driver slammed into him.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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To enter the interstate, drivers will take the Lower Tarrant Road/Egyptian Way exit and continue south on State Highway 161.—
Hedija Spahalic,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Instead of battling traffic on the interstate or navigating long TSA lines, Ladybird Jet members show up 15 minutes before takeoff, hop on a plane and usually get to their destination within an hour.—
Saul Pink,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Officials said parts of the original bypass structure — built to manage Barton Creek flow — had eroded for decades, creating the potential for sections to collapse into the pool.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Losing power production would also cost smaller utilities across the region while creating a challenge for dam managers who would need to keep the river flowing using bypass tubes that weren’t built for the purpose.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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In many ways, the Internet is the greatest disseminator of misinformation ever invented, crossed with a superhighway of shopping.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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First is an eight-lane superhighway, designed exclusively for massive traffic.—
Judy Stecker,
STAT,
27 Feb. 2026
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Among myriad other possibilities, the Orca could be turned into an intriguing motorhome, quite likely the sleekest, slipperiest Class B+ RV roaming the autobahn.—
C.C. Weiss
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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The state could build a high-speed autobahn for a fraction of the cost to move residents from the southern half of the state to the northern half and vice versa.—
John Moorlach,
Oc Register,
14 Dec. 2025
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The traffic on the M1 motorway had come to a total standstill.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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He had been found in the snow by the motorway heading to the airport, and after his stomach had been pumped at Sabbatsberg Hospital he was taken to Beckomberga.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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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,
27 Mar. 2026
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State highways and county roads also became impassable, with government agencies issuing multiple no travel advisories amid blizzard warnings.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
26 Mar. 2026
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People covered by strips of cardboard sleeping under freeway overpasses.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Before the Victory development and Stemmons freeway, rope access technician Ian Porter of Highpoint Access positions himself to make tweaks to new LED lighting installed on Reunion Tower, March 19, 2026.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beltway. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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