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interstate

[in-ter-stayt, in-ter-stayt] / ˌɪn tərˈsteɪt, ˈɪn tərˌsteɪt /


NOUN
expressway
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NOUN
toll road
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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

Way back in 1922, the interstate treaty governing its use allocated more water every year than the river can give.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 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

“Most of the people that travel the interstate have been in here. I mean, back in the heyday or whatever, we counted—one day, we had 86 people,” he bragged.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

A busy interstate road divides Bronzeville from the communities that were Packingtown.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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

Who are the farmers harvesting your food and the truckers driving it on interstates to you?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

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

That meant that the interstates that were normally bumper to bumper but moving would be bumper to bumper and not moving.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg


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