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avenue

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


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Another avenue, she said, is to scale up existing data centers, where surrounding communities that have seen benefits in the form of job creation and tax revenue don’t require as much persuasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Professor Atan Gross and his colleagues at the Weizmann Institute arrived at a possible avenue through an unexpected discovery involving Mitch.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Our people will continue to explore every element, angle and avenue to work that out. It's something that, when we work towards it, discover it, we will present in court."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

In Paris, where the authorities have banned protests around government buildings, the Champs-Elysees shopping avenue and train stations, police detained around 60 people on Saturday morning.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Third Avenue was a yellow street because it was an avenue, big and long and important.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

"It opens exciting new avenues for molecular-level paleontology, allowing us to investigate the evolution of blood, metabolism and even activity levels in ancient animals."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Nicole Arbusto, who lives on 2nd Street between Normandie and Vermont avenues, said cleanliness varies from block to block.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Musicians and acrobats joined the colorful floats, giving the downtown avenues a carnival atmosphere.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Cabinet Office said that if delays caused a tax charge there were existing avenues to claim compensation, such as the Pensions Ombudsman.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The pulsing avenues down which Woolf had steered his purring Studebakers and Cords were wind-whipped and quiet.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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