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expressway

[ik-spres-way] / ɪkˈsprɛsˌweɪ /
NOUN
large, well-travelled road
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To visit by car, you’ve got to take the expressway south to an easy-to-miss exit and make two quick U-turns down to the riverbank.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

The hunt for two-year-old Neukgu gripped the nation before he was finally caught near an expressway last week, nine days after his escape.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Taking the Y4, an expressway still under construction, allows one to realise just "how much the city has eaten into the bush" that surrounds it, said Moustapha.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

As L.A. officials assess the merits of a water taxi system designed to reduce car traffic at the 2028 Olympics, the Games’ organizers have set their sights on another expressway.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

The four of us took the Buick south on the expressway, following the road out of Chicago, exiting about forty minutes later near a sterile-looking shopping plaza.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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