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routeway

noun

ˈrüt-ˌwā

Definition of routeway

chiefly British

as in route

the direction along which something or someone moves the courier's preferred routeway between the two offices takes him right past Trafalgar Square

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Even though his only preseason success came on straight go balls that didn’t test his route running, coaches have professed faith in the 2025 third-round pick.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Yemeni government military sources said the Houthis had gained further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the southern outlet of the Red Sea and one of the world's most important shipping routes, and had reached the islands of Hanish.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

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Much of the league’s hopes for the future rest on the development of young talents like McKibbin, Josele Ballester, Caleb Surratt and Michael La Sasso, but who knows if those players want to commit to an unstable path.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Adan Figueroa, a high school counselor at Prosser Career Academy, has spent much of his career helping undocumented and immigrant students navigate the path to college.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

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And talk about schlock, surely there was something if not exactly schlocky then definitely sensationalist about Marcia’s way of eviscerating an artist or an event.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
For the styling, the pair brought in Albrecht Goertz, a designer who was still some way from becoming a household name in automotive design.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

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