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Recent Examples of queues
Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
The Mystery on the Backlot experience bogged down as fans waited in massive queues for the Big Reveal finale that seemed to happen every 20 to 30 minutes.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Food-wise, De Vries’s tips include the terroir-worship set menus at Gaptrast, the more relaxed female-run Lola Bistro and Moon, celebrating the native cooking of French brothers Jules and Nicola Selukov—with the reindeer hotdog at the Tekroneren stand also worthy of the persistent queues.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
If demand rises faster than infrastructure can be approved and built, reliability erodes, reserve margins thin, queues lengthen, delays compound, costs rise, and strategic directives become harder to realize.
—Dan Romito, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Though the Indian government attempted to reassure people that there was plenty of supply, panic swept in in the early days of March, with queues for gas pumps and panic-buying.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
The roundabouts hope to offer a solution for long traffic queues and speed control through the Covenant, allowing for a continuous flow of traffic instead of the hard stops and starts of traffic signals or stop signs, according to county project manager Cynthia Curtis.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Although the Dodgers generally have extensive queues to get into the building for marquee bobblehead nights, this might be their biggest, with everyone (including non-fans of the Dodgers) trying to get the exclusive collectible.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Last weekend, as Matthieu Blazy’s new collection dropped at Chanel in Dubai Mall, queues formed outside, not unlike other fashion capitals in recent weeks.
—Sujata Assomull, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
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Developers routinely file speculative interconnection requests for projects that never get built, flooding queues with phantom demand.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
The Mystery on the Backlot experience bogged down as fans waited in massive queues for the Big Reveal finale that seemed to happen every 20 to 30 minutes.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Food-wise, De Vries’s tips include the terroir-worship set menus at Gaptrast, the more relaxed female-run Lola Bistro and Moon, celebrating the native cooking of French brothers Jules and Nicola Selukov—with the reindeer hotdog at the Tekroneren stand also worthy of the persistent queues.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
If demand rises faster than infrastructure can be approved and built, reliability erodes, reserve margins thin, queues lengthen, delays compound, costs rise, and strategic directives become harder to realize.
—Dan Romito, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Though the Indian government attempted to reassure people that there was plenty of supply, panic swept in in the early days of March, with queues for gas pumps and panic-buying.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
The roundabouts hope to offer a solution for long traffic queues and speed control through the Covenant, allowing for a continuous flow of traffic instead of the hard stops and starts of traffic signals or stop signs, according to county project manager Cynthia Curtis.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Although the Dodgers generally have extensive queues to get into the building for marquee bobblehead nights, this might be their biggest, with everyone (including non-fans of the Dodgers) trying to get the exclusive collectible.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Last weekend, as Matthieu Blazy’s new collection dropped at Chanel in Dubai Mall, queues formed outside, not unlike other fashion capitals in recent weeks.
—Sujata Assomull, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queues
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Now, the city is split into three Republican-leaning districts, its majority-Black population sliced up and bound to mostly white, rural and conservative communities along lines that branch away from Fowler and Wilson’s East Memphis neighborhood.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The digital twin created for one of Rajasthan’s largest state utilities mapped 5 million grid assets—poles, lines, transformers, and network infrastructure—by pulling together feeder, meter, and billing data previously stored in separate silos.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Argentina’s pavilion is a large, complex space full of columns and brick walls.—
Thomas Patier,
Artforum,
6 May 2026
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Kaye’s work in columns/analysis and sports feature writing has been honored by the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA).—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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The wide arches that lend their name to the structure are arranged between the bridge’s piers, with two rows of smaller arches along the top story around the deck.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Barranquilla, Colombia — Surrounded by rows of costumes, reggaeton superstar J Balvin fuels up in his dressing room as thousands of people in the coastal Colombian city of Barranquilla wait outside for his raucous five-hour live performance to begin.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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The transit agency projects that more than 49,000 people will board the trains at the new stations each weekday.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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On the weekend, there will be nine extra trains that run every 60 minutes.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Housing First refers to a homelessness strategy that prioritizes immediate housing with no strings attached.—
Christopher Calton,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Division/category winners, who receive $250 each, were French horn player William McCandless for brass, Ryan Li for piano and violinist Vann Lee for strings, all from the Little Rock/North Little Rock area, and clarinetist Matthew Sontoski of Bella Vista for woodwinds.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
6 May 2026
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The department released the files after the deadline passed and has faced criticism for removing or not releasing some documents and simultaneously failing to redact the names of numerous Epstein victims while redacting the names of some of Epstein’s friends and associates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The federal release of case files on Epstein also showed that Epstein and Lutnick had kept in contact through email.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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