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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 The only exception to that limit would be along the Washington Street corridor, where predominantly residential projects could be built up to 500 feet, according to city officials. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 Restaurants, construction projects, school districts, and retail corridors all suffer. Jody Agius Vallejo, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025 Nevertheless, the Arctic passage was two weeks faster than the traditional route via Egypt's Suez Canal—the fastest sea corridor since the Victorian era—and half the time of the Cape of Good Hope route around South Africa. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 More notable, however, is a four-minute sequence in which the film turns into an actual first-person shooter, and Reaper runs through corridors brandishing guns, grenades, and, of course, the franchise's iconic chainsaw to exterminate some unwanted pests. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corridor
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Noun
  • Affected areas include major travel routes such as Highway 93 near Lost Trail Pass, Lolo Pass, MacDonald Pass and I-90 from Lookout Pass to Haugan, as well as regions near Glacier National Park, Butte and Seeley Lake.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • So with that in mind, here’s what is in store for the Sacramento area, check out this list of activities and events around the Sacramento region.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During a soft lockdown, the school’s teachers are asked to check the hallways for staff and students before locking doors and windows.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Patients still receive care in hallways and wait hours or even days to be admitted.
    Dr. Bryce Pulliam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The living room, encased in dark mahogany panelling, looked onto a drab alleyway filled with trash bins, and the apartment’s two floors were connected by a narrow spiral staircase that risked putting parents in mind of a broken neck.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • The subterranean passageway shown to her by a residence staffer provided some relief.
    Darlene Superville, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The oil made her body slippery, allowing rescuers to pull her out of the passageway by working in reverse and undoing all the contortions that trapped her.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Consult your local land-grant university programs or the National Weather Service for guidance.
    Benjamin Vogt, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The owners of Maple Flats say an issue over a land access agreement with a different school in the neighborhood is responsible for the potential loss of the orchard.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Between the blaring boarding call announcements and the cacophony of slot machines, the concourse at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas is deafening.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The former patio-train concourse will offer a lounge area and lawn games, Trinity Metro announced.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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