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underpass

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as in crossing

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Recent Examples of underpass Police said officers located the armed suspect near Mountain Vista Street and the Interstate 11 underpass. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The right lane approaching the underpass is also clearly marked as a right-hand-turn only lane. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 That includes $10 million for the underpass and about $2 million for a traffic signal at Avimor Drive and several collector roads built during the project’s early phases. — Noah Daly july 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026 People should expect flooding of small creeks and streams, roads, underpasses, urban areas and other low-lying or poor-drainage locations. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for underpass

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With humanity’s ecological interchange with nature subsumed and directed by capital’s endless circuits of accumulation, the exploitation of natural resources and the aggregation of waste ensues.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
The interchange at Jackrabbit Trail and I- 10 will be expanded to increase traffic capacity and traffic flow.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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The Russian military also struck a ship heading to Odesa with military cargo and logistical facilities at Ukraine’s Starokozache border crossing with Moldova, the ministry said.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Avoid any water crossings after recent rainfall, as the water level often rises and the current can be faster and stronger.

— Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

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