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The primary entrance would be at the northern Highland Drive terminus south of Lake Drive, and a secondary entrance would be at the southern terminus near the I-43 underpass.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
In recent years, there has been more than a 16-fold increase in the thinning rate of the glacier at the terminus -- where the glacier is currently grounded on in the water -- from about 1 foot between 2000 and 2019 to an average of 18 feet between 2019 and 2024, the researchers found.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
Cave-in-Rock village is the Illinois terminus of the last vehicle ferry across the Ohio River, a short cruise over to the Amish Country of western Kentucky.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Traffic at the highway’s now-southern terminus, an east-west stub between Kuna Road and Orchard Avenue, is expected to decrease 29%, thanks to the future extension.
—Rose Evans
july 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
In recent years, there has been more than a 16-fold increase in the thinning rate of the glacier at the terminus -- where the glacier is currently grounded on in the water -- from about 1 foot between 2000 and 2019 to an average of 18 feet between 2019 and 2024, the researchers found.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
Cave-in-Rock village is the Illinois terminus of the last vehicle ferry across the Ohio River, a short cruise over to the Amish Country of western Kentucky.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Traffic at the highway’s now-southern terminus, an east-west stub between Kuna Road and Orchard Avenue, is expected to decrease 29%, thanks to the future extension.
—Rose Evans
july 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminus
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Even short periods of convalescence, from one to three days, increase the likelihood of a condition called deep venous thrombosis, which can cause clots to break loose in the extremities and travel through the bloodstream, passing through the heart and lodging in the lungs.—
Paul Sisson,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Thomas dove in and swam with Malibu, popping up simultaneously from the water and resting their extremities — his arms, her fins — on the edge of the pool.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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National Level - From Ozone Protection Establish clear boundaries and accountability mechanisms before problems become irreversible.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Soon, boundary-free mowing took hold, powered by new technologies like pure vision, UWB, and RTK—each with merits and drawbacks.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Almost every modern lens relies on digital corrections to some extent; the 20-200mm just leans on them more heavily than shorter zooms or prime optics.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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What follows are the observations of a trio of housing industry veterans, each with different takes on the extent of -- and possible ways to chip away at – the vexing problem.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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That communal void is felt by Craig Waterman (Robinson) following the termination of his brief friendship with Austin (Paul Rudd), the cool new neighbor who, in the first act, magically injects Craig’s life with a male friend group, outdoor adventures, jam sessions, and evening hangs.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
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The termination notice was sent on June 26 and Jones signed with the Clippers 13 days later.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most recently, last year in Bangladesh, students mobilized to call for the end of a controversial quota system for government jobs.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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To this end, the Kansas City Election Board has mostly relied on existing relationships with schools, churches and libraries.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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