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towpaths

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plural of towpath

as in roads

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The aircraft could help teams assess affected areas and deliver essential supplies when roads become difficult to navigate.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Fallen trees blocked forest roads, snow forced them to abandon some attempts and return later, and on one climb, a navigation error sent them up the wrong side of the peak.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of roads

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However, messaging from organizations and informal networks involved in the protests suggests that demonstrators intend to return to the streets during the weekend.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Instead of leaning into French Indochina, the design draws on Hanoi's craft traditions, the Red River, lacquer art, and the city's historic guild streets to create a distinctly contemporary expression of Vietnamese luxury.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of streets

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That five-year project between El Toro Road and State Route 73 added new lanes in each direction between Avery and Alicia parkways and a second carpool lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro Road.

— Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
All Southbound lanes of Junipero Serra are closed to all traffic due to the Light Pole blocking all lane.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026

Definition of lanes

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Days of this relentless wave action could worsen ongoing beach erosion, especially in parts of the Outer Banks, where homes have crumbled into the sea in recent years and roadways have washed away.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Low-lying roadways are likely to be flooded, requiring barricades.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of roadways

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Chu recommends the side streets near popular thoroughfares for less traffic and therefore more generous candy offerings.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
The resulting long lineups snake out from working gas stations into the main thoroughfares of Moscow and other Russian cities.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughfares

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Per a 2016 rule, students were allowed to chalk on walkways, concrete and asphalt but at least 30 feet away from building entrances and not on walls and vertical surfaces.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Key to the complex are new pedestrian walkways that invite the public into the formerly private grounds.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of walkways

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The team completed both runs and much of the data analysis in about four days, creating enormous datasets designed to help scientists investigate the universe’s earliest moments and interpret observations from major astronomical surveys.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
The Guardians wouldn’t give up and had the go-ahead run at first base in the eighth when Kevin Kelly struck out Brayan Rocchio to leave the bases loaded after two runs scored.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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