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Recent Examples of dual carriageway
Birmingham’s city council plans to cut street parking and is considering carving bike lanes out of dual carriageway roads.
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The Economist, 23 May 2020
The extraordinary footage of the white van grinding along the bridge rail Tony Hawk-style, going within inches of falling onto the dual carriageway below, happened in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire.
—Fox News, 16 July 2018
The Economist, 23 May 2020
The extraordinary footage of the white van grinding along the bridge rail Tony Hawk-style, going within inches of falling onto the dual carriageway below, happened in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire.
—Fox News, 16 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dual carriageway
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Getting Around Oslo With high road tolls and expensive, hard-to-find parking, driving in Oslo can quickly become a hassle, putting a damper on your weekend.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
10 Oct. 2024
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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Obama doesn't get nearly enough flack for the NATO bombing campaign in Libya, one of the most short-sighted and memory-holed American military actions in history that had the twofer effect of destroying that entire country while also opening up a superhighway of mass immigration into Europe.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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This 65-mile stretch of roadway not only slashes driving time from eight hours to less than three but the new superhighway also opens access to previously remote towns in the interior, like San Pablo Coatlán and Santa María Colotepec.—
Chris Dong,
AFAR Media,
13 Mar. 2025
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The birthday festivities include a wide range of events, from neighborhood festivals, the closure of the A10 ring road and a grand parade of tall ships culminating in a big party on the actual anniversary date of October 27, 2025.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The more adventurous explorers drive the ring road that circles the edge of the island.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Regular guy Arthur Dent, while trying to prevent his house from getting demolished in favor of a new motorway, gets launched into space when aliens similarly blow up the planet in favor of progress.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Officials from the Canton of Solothurn said the walker noticed the brick fragments and stones near the motorway bridge along the A1 motorway in Luterbach, according to a May 20 Facebook post.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Multiple houses on the street overlooking the Guadalupe River were severely impacted by the July 4 floods, and Stone had to pull his older neighbors from their home before water overtook it.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Haunted by an incident in Boston several years earlier, Tim seems content to walk around the darkened streets, ensuring the town’s small businesses are locked and secured.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 July 2025
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The interstate will reopen at 5 a.m. on July 21, with one lane to reopen along the corridor until 5 a.m. on July 23.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
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In 2023, nearly 1,200 people died on freeways and interstates, which aren’t designed for pedestrians.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Although all the fashion buys might have captured your attention—don’t bypass the amazing activewear Prime Day deals.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
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This enables them to: 1) bypass patents, 2) serve during shortages, and 3) personalize formulations.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Filming took place around Holy Island, Newcastle and North Yorkshire in England, but finding and filming the causeway for the sequence proved to be anything but easy.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
24 June 2025
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With fewer than 2,500 residents and just a single causeway connecting it to the mainland, Squantum has the feel of a private island while offering all the conveniences of city living.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2025
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“Dual carriageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageway. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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