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as in highways
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
I think we should take one of the less congested roads
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Recent Examples of roads
Several videos filmed in Simferopol, Crimea’s second city, and posted online show empty roads and public spaces.
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Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Most access points are reached from the west side, coming through Meeker, and Grimes noted that despite the isolation, the gravel roads are well-maintained, meaning a passenger vehicle should get you to most trailheads.
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Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
Only cars with this pass can access roads near the stadium.
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Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
This data feeds directly into asset management systems, allowing agencies to see exactly which roads are in the slurry seal window and which are about to become a liability.
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Mark Pittman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
More than just a glorified search engine or a generator of video clips and novelty images, AI could fill roads with driverless trucks, create factories staffed by robots and supplant office workers, lawyers and doctors.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
These cameras are also in use at government buildings, parking facilities, toll roads, warehouses, factories and shopping centers.
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Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
These funds would be better served being invested in education, healthcare, roads and public safety (police and fire departments) to ensure that the quality of life for Hoosiers matches ours in Illinois.
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Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Most access points are reached from the west side, coming through Meeker, and Grimes noted that despite the isolation, the gravel roads are well-maintained, meaning a passenger vehicle should get you to most trailheads.
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Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
Only cars with this pass can access roads near the stadium.
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Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
This data feeds directly into asset management systems, allowing agencies to see exactly which roads are in the slurry seal window and which are about to become a liability.
—
Mark Pittman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
More than just a glorified search engine or a generator of video clips and novelty images, AI could fill roads with driverless trucks, create factories staffed by robots and supplant office workers, lawyers and doctors.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
These cameras are also in use at government buildings, parking facilities, toll roads, warehouses, factories and shopping centers.
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Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
These funds would be better served being invested in education, healthcare, roads and public safety (police and fire departments) to ensure that the quality of life for Hoosiers matches ours in Illinois.
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Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roads
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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In the city of Taoyuan, home to the island's largest international airport, tanks drove down city streets and highways, videos and photos of the exercise showed, as armored vehicles from the Army’s 269th Infantry Brigade conducted combat readiness patrols morning.
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The program, called the American Supply Chain Sovereignty Initiative, would connect ports, ocean carriers, trucking companies, railroads and major retailers through a centralized freight visibility platform to help move goods faster and more efficiently.
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The original Dow index from 1884 had 11 stocks in it, and nine of them were railroads (the other two were a steamship company and Western Union).
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Located at Reed and First streets in downtown’s SoFA district, the building was purchased out of foreclosure in May for $175 million.
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The excavation, which began in September of last year and will conclude in July, uncovered a public bathhouse, residential blocks, luxury townhouses, streets, and a tower dating back nearly 2,000 years.
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In recent years Britain’s railways have had one of the world’s best safety records.
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Today, if an earthquake were to travel through the Cajon Pass and along both faults, scientists say the consequences would be severe and widespread, affecting critical infrastructure such as major highways, railways and energy corridors over several cities simultaneously.
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Very basic over most of the city, very elaborate along the main thoroughfares.
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The two major thoroughfares will have one lane closed in each direction until cleanup is complete, which will last through summer, Pestrella said.
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Oscar Sanchez-Muñoz, of Independence, Missouri, allegedly shot several people indiscriminately along freeways and roadways the evening of June 16, Kansas City police said.
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Many of our readers may remember that old promise that by 1973, our dear tollways would become freeways.
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Drivers are being advised to take alternate routes and to avoid the area.
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The drone strikes have made several routes between Russia and occupied Ukraine too dangerous to use.
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
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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).
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“Roads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roads. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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