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underpass

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Definition of underpass

as in crossing

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Recent Examples of underpass The crossing there is in a high-traffic area near downtown Vista with little room for an overpass or underpass. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 In the wake of the 2007 settlement, tents began to appear on the sidewalks, freeway embankments, overpasses, underpasses, civic plazas and public spaces everywhere in Los Angeles. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for underpass

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Developers of The District at Ten Mile, a 220-acre commercial project near the Ten Mile Road and I-84 interchange in Meridian, have announced more than a dozen new businesses coming to the site.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026
Merchants have to pay interchange fees to the bank that issued the card as well as payments to the credit card network and the company processing the transaction.

— Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

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For the last two years, New Frontier — our dynamic, cutting-edge program at the intersection of art, cinematic storytelling, and emerging technologies — has been on pause to evaluate the rapid changes in our media landscape.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
The intersection of sports with Wall Street is not new – just look at the investment of private equity into the NFL, NBA, MLB and the PGA Tour – but the trend seemingly continues to accelerate into global sports.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

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During the assault, Russian forces reportedly attempted to restore the crossings with pontoon bridges, but these were destroyed by Ukrainian tactical aviation.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Spain’s interior ministry, which oversees borders and tracks irregular migration, would not confirm the number of crossings or say how many migrants had reached the territory by swimming.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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