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highway

[hahy-wey] / ˈhaɪˌweɪ /


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One morning, he stepped outside and there it was: a Connecticut highway department truck, painting a line down the side of the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

Videos and posts circulating online show international fans reacting to oversized portions, large-format retail stores, and highway travel stops that feel closer to entertainment complexes than convenience stores.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

The coastal highway was broken apart in several spots, and many buildings along the coast were unlivable or gone entirely.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

KETTERING, England—There was a time when the wooden-framed diner off the A14 highway here served up British comfort food to families traveling up from London.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

And, although a tsunami near the shore is moving slower than it was at sea, it’s still moving faster than a car on a highway, usually about 100 miles per hour.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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