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milepost

[mahyl-pohst] / ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst /
NOUN
landmark
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And now, when he inevitably crosses the 3,000 career strikeout milepost, it will almost certainly happen on his home mound.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2025

The plane landed on the freeway between Wellesley milepost 161 and Freya Street, Patrol said on the social media platform X shortly after 1:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times May 18, 2024

Just last week, Caltrans announced that it had finished its design plan for repairs at Regent’s Slide, a massive pile of earth and muck blocking the road near milepost 27.8.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2024

Westbound Interstate 90 was closed at milepost 42 Monday evening due to a motor home fire, according to the Washington State Patrol.

From Seattle Times Mar. 11, 2024

Around 6:40 a.m., just minutes before dawn, Keith and Jim neared milepost 106.6, which was right around the turnoff to a gun range.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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