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side streets

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plural of side street

as in side roads

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The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Video from the scene obtained by CNN showed ambulances rushing through narrow streets and crowds gathered outside the school building.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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