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Noun
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In November 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).—
Phan Khang,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026 -
From scenic highways and spontaneous detours to roadside inns and vintage diners, road trips offer a certain kind of freedom and ambiance that a flight can simply never replicate.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Montreal police warned fans outside the building not to bring any pyrotechnics or fireworks, concerned about the kind of scene a Game 6 win would create in the city’s streets.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Arlo might be better off in Peter’s care than on the streets, but only just.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Use caution on roadways where smoke may reduce visibility.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Extending housing to remote areas requires new roads, water systems, sewers, schools, and fire protection, all of which are costly and often opposed by local governments.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The tech giant has also committed to investments in schools and nonprofit organizations in Richland Parish, as well as more than $300 million to help improve local infrastructure, from roads to wastewater management.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Like the pike, the team hasn’t lost ability.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
18 May 2026
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Because sugar plantations were so large and enslaved populations were so preponderant, whites feared that any tumult would end with their heads on pikes.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Shockwave makes a catheter that emits localized sonic pressure waves to crack hardened plaque in arteries.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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According to the Mayo Clinic, brain AVM is a tangle of blood vessels that creates irregular connections between veins and arteries in the organ.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Dual carriageways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageways. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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