concourses

plural of concourse
as in corridors
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building airline passengers had to pass through the security checkpoints before being allowed in the concourse

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Recent Examples of concourses For fans who don’t downgrade, however, new stadiums do have more bells and whistles, like wider seats and better concourses and concessions. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 The concourses are wide, nobody has to queue for long to use the toilet or grab a bite to eat and there’s plenty of legroom for those who want to remain seated. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Retain the outdoor character and intimate seating, but update the technology and concourses for a better fan experience. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The vehicles, which date back to the 1960s, resemble buses that raise to dock at concourses and lower to travel, are often packed with mostly standing passengers and move among airport traffic. Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 July 2026 The renovation at the airport, which serves as the international gateway for Washington-area travelers, will include four new concourses, an underground aerotrain, and moving sidewalks. Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026 The existing aerotrain only serves the A, B and C concourses, and not the D concourse where the United Airlines gates are located. Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 28 July 2026 The airport has added new concourses, not terminals, and the Grand Lobby, which opened in 2023, is being reconfigured, but is not closed. Joel Rose, NPR, 1 July 2026 Naturally, the concourses didn’t empty after halftime. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
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  • Check out Bath’s Artisan Quarter for independent boutiques selling everything from vintage clothes to designer homewares, or dip into Milsom Place’s characterful corridors and courtyards for higher-end retail.
    Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Office buildings and retail corridors emptied out, while San Francisco became emblematic of the challenges facing post-pandemic cities, such as an increase in street homelessness and a surge in petty crime.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The impact of hospital boarding Moore said patients are often found in hallways because there is not enough space due to boarding issues.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But in a more personal sense, autumn evokes a nostalgia for back to school shopping and styling outfits as if the hallways were a catwalk.
    Tessa Petak, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
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  • The wars in the Gulf and Ukraine have essentially shut off some of the world’s key passageways for global commodities, while extended droughts have restricted travel through the key arteries such as the Panama Canal.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • While PennDOT already has created over 30 wildlife crossings, the establishment of the new cohesive group of state agency stakeholders is likely to accelerate building the safe animal passageways and reverse the high collision rate with motorists.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Concourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourses. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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