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Recent Examples of ring road
The 58-acre site and its 15-acre ring road are expected to be listed for sale in early 2026.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Indeed, while many visitors like to take in the otherworldly sights of this mystical country by driving its ring road, the best, and easily most relaxing way, is to explore everything Iceland has to offer by sea.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
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
In addition to passing through different parts of the city, the route led them through suburban regions within London's M25 ring road.
—New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Indeed, while many visitors like to take in the otherworldly sights of this mystical country by driving its ring road, the best, and easily most relaxing way, is to explore everything Iceland has to offer by sea.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
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
In addition to passing through different parts of the city, the route led them through suburban regions within London's M25 ring road.
—New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ring road
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On Wednesday, Folsom spokesperson Christine Brainerd said the city believes the settlement was the most responsible way to bring the lawsuit to an end, avoid further expenses and bypass uncertainty brought by further litigation.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Work continued Friday on a water main break that forced the closure of lanes in both directions of a busy commute bypass road Thursday, authorities said.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many portions of the parkway are closed at least through January 26.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
26 Jan. 2026
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Snow, sleet and freezing rain are forecast along the parkway, along with gusts of 30 mph.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2026
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Birmingham’s city council plans to cut street parking and is considering carving bike lanes out of dual carriageway roads.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
23 May 2020
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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,
Fox News,
16 July 2018
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Currently, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is undertaking a 38-mile construction project on I-695, aimed at reducing peak periods of traffic congestion along the beltway by adding a part-time shoulder use (PTSU).—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
21 Dec. 2025
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In recent days, as Netflix became an increasingly serious contender to take over the storied, century-old studio home to the The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and The Lord of the Rings, the service faced pushback both within Hollywood’s 30-mile zone and inside the Washington beltway.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Some residents living at the Hotel Woodland Studio Apartments on Main Street say a broken elevator has left people stranded inside their second, third and fourth-floor apartments for two months now.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Over the weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, Variety caught up with Marks, who hosted various events at her store on Main Street in Park City.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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Freezing temperatures had been in the area for more than 36 hours, and freezing rain covered this stretch of the interstate in a sheet of ice.—
Nichole Manna,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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Traveling along Idaho 16 from the interstate up to Idaho 44, or State Street, is expected to take seven to 10 minutes.—
Rose Evans
January 21,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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Those bogus images and videos spread not just on X, but also along other superhighways of falsehoods, notably the Meta platforms Instagram, Facebook and Threads, albeit with less engagement.—
James Warren,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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But it was actually set in motion a year ago, when the Midcontinent Independent System Operator – the power grid operator for the central United States – approved a suite of projects to build a transmission superhighway across the upper Midwest.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Leeds United’s home, nestled by the side of the M621 motorway around the edges of the city, looks tired in places.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The motorway was originally built by Southern California Edison to install electrical towers, Green said.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Ring road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring%20road. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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