interstate
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State transportation officials say two video billboard structures operated by WOW Media in partnership with the city of Inglewood are illegally located next to an interstate highway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
He deferred federal taxes on the fuel and authorised supplies designated for farm use to be used in interstate trucking.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The potential reach of Boulder’s suit isn’t interstate but global.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The U.S. passed legislation in the 1950s to substantially fund and expand the interstate highway system, boosting productivity, incomes and trade, including in regions where travel had been difficult.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Shannon texted her a picture of an interstate that skirted Miami, taken from her window.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
It’s a breeze to get around, too, with access to major interstates, airports, passenger rail service, as well as water taxis and a bustling cruise ship boarding seaport.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
Record-breaking flooding washed out roads, including long stretches of interstates, while knocking out electricity for days.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2024
Or consider the fragmentary effects of America’s interstates, which throttle ecosystems and human communities alike.
From Slate ● May 25, 2024
In some areas, they needed it for up to 12 hours after the event started, inching their way back home on packed interstates and secondary roads.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Soon, after she realized I was the same age as her daughter, she started calling me “Boo,” and insisted I buy a cell phone because she worried about me driving the interstates alone.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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