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as in region
a broad geographical area the urban corridor along the state's eastern coast is considerably more liberal than the rural areas to the west

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as in hallway
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the long, sterile corridors give the government building a forbidding air

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Recent Examples of corridor Mayo is a community activist and nonprofit leader whose organization Transforming Nations Ford focuses on improving the Nations Ford and Arrowood corridor. Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025 The artificial plateau made from earth, with connecting causeways, canals and corridors, was built in southeastern Mexico 3,050 years ago and used for around 300 years. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025 The challenging five-hour round-trip hike follows the Rio Una upstream, and as the canyon narrows, steep rock walls rise on all sides to create a stone corridor where only a sliver of sunlight is visible. Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025 Flames from the crash, shortly before sundown after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, ignited a string of fires in an industrial corridor adjacent to the airport, forcing authorities to halt flight operations through the night, officials said. Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corridor
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  • As research advances and deployments grow through 2026 and beyond, dynamic on-the-move EV charging is becoming an increasingly plausible part of the future transport landscape—advancing one corridor, one region, and one innovation at a time.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
  • El Dorado County results Measure G was the lone local ballot measure not tied to a neighborhood zone of benefit across the six-county Sacramento region in Tuesday’s special election for Proposition 50, which passed by a wide majority.
    Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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  • The Citrus Heights Mexican restaurant was closed after health inspectors discovered nine live and dead German cockroaches in various areas including rice and bean bulk containers, wire rack storage and the hallway.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The prosecutors’ filing noted that Dugan’s lawyers have repeatedly argued that Flores-Ruiz and his attorney re-entered the public hallway near the entrance to Dugan’s courtroom — and were quickly spotted by federal agents.
    John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Pulse points encompass the warmer areas of your body that can help diffuse fragrance, such as your wrists, inner elbows, neck, and the backs of your knees.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • The Comodus Tunnel, a secret passageway used by Roman emperors to access the Colosseum, just opened to the public this fall.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Price is deliciously diabolical in the film, which is full of literal and metaphorical trap doors and secret passageways.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • Advertisement Restoring degraded land offers similar payoffs.
    Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
  • For instance, the Bangladesh delta, one of the most fertile and densely populated areas in the world, is already experiencing problems, including salinity intrusion, rising sea levels and the loss of arable land.
    Pintu Kumar Mahla, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • The outdoor area also serves as a large concourse, of sorts, with plenty of space for vendors and local food trucks.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Halloween-style costumes may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses, but will be permitted when guest is in seat.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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