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avenue

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


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Viral social media posts claim peptides can offer a range of seemingly miraculous benefits including glowing skin, stronger muscles, deeper sleep, a more alert mind -- and even provide an avenue to prevent ageing.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

If the government believes that a proposed AI deployment could pose crucial national-security risks, there would be a clear avenue for assessment and mitigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“I think a lot of people were dismissive of the growth trajectory for Mastercard, and cybersecurity has opened up a whole new avenue of growth,” Dolev said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

"From my perspective, any avenue that brings in more resources is good because those resources would be distributed and given to federations, especially on the African continent and that would inspire growth."

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

She ran out onto the sidewalk, but it was after midnight, and the broad avenue was mostly empty.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

She welcomed Wednesday's ruling, saying she had "pursued all available legal avenues" so as to "preserve the small amount of justice afforded to the Lovell family".

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

These are important avenues of discussion and research.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

We do so through many avenues: voting, protest, political party activism, lobbying, filing lawsuits, and writing op-eds, to name a few.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Any member of the public can make a public records request; the move signals that the government has few remaining avenues to force the state to turn over voter data.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Many of our number still speak with joy of our victory in the swamps securing the avenues to this town.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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