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freeway

[free-wey] / ˈfriˌweɪ /


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“The way the 105 freeway ends is dangerous and the intersection has become a crash-magnet,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

But making the transfer would require running a four-minute mile and crossing a freeway.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

In the farming community of Gilroy, Amazon’s project was approved with a single signature—by the town’s community-development director—because it met zoning criteria set 45 years ago for industrial development along a freeway.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The play begins in a non-intimate mode, with Ru stranded on the shoulder of the freeway waiting for AAA.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

I will make my way back to Charity and her freeway commune.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Potential compromises: Because there are no major freeways, traffic on surface streets is often quite congested.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

There were a few small banners on lamp posts along freeways and a few billboards but it felt like functional promotion rather than excitement.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

He enjoyed driving and over the years, graduated to luxurious vehicles from the $1,000 Ford Falcon in which he first took to the freeways.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The ride actually tops out at 93 mph, a speed often thought about on freeways in the Los Angeles area when traffic is going 8 mph.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Concrete pours out of my mouth to cover the forests with freeways and sidewalks.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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