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underpass

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as in crossing

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Recent Examples of underpass This incident comes just days after two out-of-state men were arrested for spray-painting antisemitic graffiti and swastikas on residential fences, an underpass and near businesses in Sterling Heights. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 To construct the Alexander polynomial, imagine that at each crossing, there’s an optional down ramp from the overpass to the underpass. — Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026 Using its power-lift roof, the camper opens up loads of headroom inside while offering a lower drive height to more easily manage tunnels and underpasses. — New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2026 Reconstruction requires full demolition to raise the vertical clearance in order to increase safety while simultaneously reducing congestion in the underpass. — Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underpass

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Below is another interchange with Scott, away to Newcastle the following week, as well as a piece of inventive hold-up play to free Adrien Truffert down the wing at Manchester City last November.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 17 July 2026
The new interchange will be a diverging diamond, like those found at First Street in Ankeny or Grand Prairie Parkway in Waukee.

— Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 17 July 2026

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Surveillance footage obtained by The Associated Press appears to show a white sedan, believed to be Durán Guerrero on his way to work, driving in circles near an intersection before an unmarked vehicle blocks its path.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Stark was found at Broadstone Marketplace, a shopping center at the intersection of East Bidwell Street and Broadstone Parkway.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

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But crossings had stalled again in recent days since strikes resumed.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Many of the world’s longest railway bridges are not dramatic river crossings but rather vast viaducts spanning floodplains, wetlands, farmland, and densely populated regions to provide stable routes for high-speed trains.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

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