high road

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Recent Examples of high road And Microsoft embraced neutrality after heavy unionA Since the NLRB will be weak for quite a while but a new study by The Center for Work And Democracy at Arizona State University identifies workers can influence a high road economy that go beyond traditional collective bargaining. Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 But the former president didn’t stay on that high road for long. Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024 The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star. Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for high road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high road
Noun
  • But the rebuilding of houses, roads, water and electricity systems will be a project lasting many years.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The legislation will immediately enable our community additional funding tools to address roads and infrastructure needs today and allow planning for future transportation options tomorrow.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Nearby roads and highways were closed to allow fire crews access to the area.
    Charles Ventura, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile small crowds of Palestinians gathered on the street to sing, dance, and celebrate the cease-fire announcement, even as many in Gaza remain cautious about the cease-fire holding.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The affidavit said Geri then threatened to test an explosive in the street.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Isabella Lozano had been traveling in the eastbound lanes of the freeway when the crash happened in front of her vehicle.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The most thrilling example is a high-speed freeway chase (brilliantly shot by Jeff Cronenweth), with Eve on a motorcycle pursued by Athena and Ares on light cycles trailing ribbons of red laser in their wake.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How to Get There Visitors arriving by car will find the village conveniently located near major thoroughfares such as I-287 and the Saw Mill River Parkway.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Taylor Swift recounts driving on Nashville thoroughfares during her high school days with a good friend.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The new truck routes and restrictions are the result of study, coordination and collaboration between city officials, local residents, area small business owners and trucking companies, city officials said.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This left kids, seniors and people from nonwhite, working-class communities with few alternative routes.
    Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The upper deck is designed to carry a six-lane expressway, while the lower deck will accommodate a two-track high-speed railway and two metro tracks.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Photographs have shown large potholes on certain stretches and, at the scene, The Athletic was told that parts of the carriageway were so badly affected that ambulance drivers preferred to use only the fast (left) lane rather than crossing from one side to the other.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 4 July 2025
  • Tucked behind locked iron gates on one of the Village’s most storied carriageways, the one-bedroom, two-bathroom residence is a fusion of historic charm and modern refinement.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025

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“High road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20road. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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