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avenue

[av-uh-nyoo, -noo] / ˈæv əˌnyu, -ˌnu /


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“Vehicular and pedestrian traffic will be closed from West 30th Street to West 35th Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue,” the New York Police Department posted on social media.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Police say the investigation currently includes scenes in the area of Delaware Avenue and Robinwood Avenue.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The suspects stopped the victims on the Florence Avenue onramp to the 710 Freeway in the city of Bell, according to the plea agreements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It is well positioned to grab market share from Saks, which is closing 30% of its Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus stores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Settled back in the slow, smoothly rolling fiacre we moved up the Avenue de l'Opéra, passed the locked doors of the shops, their windows lighted, the Avenue broad and shiny and almost deserted.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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