milepost

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And now, when he inevitably crosses the 3,000 career strikeout milepost, it will almost certainly happen on his home mound.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Caltrans announced in late March that it had finished its design plan for repairs at the landslide area known as Regent’s Slide, a massive pile of earth and muck blocking the road near milepost 27.8.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Westbound Interstate 90 was closed at milepost 42 Monday evening due to a motor home fire, according to the Washington State Patrol.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

This week most NBA teams will pass the one-quarter mark of their schedule, a milepost when, according to a persistent NBA belief, teams begin to reveal what they are and how they play.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Around 6:40 a.m., just minutes before dawn, Keith and Jim neared milepost 106.6, which was right around the turnoff to a gun range.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel