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middle of the road

[mid-l-uhv-thuh-rohd] / ˈmɪd l əv ðəˈroʊd /


middle-of-the-road




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Local authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, began receiving calls "one after another" on Tuesday night about "multiple Apollo Go cars stopped in the middle of the road, unable to move", police said in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Trolley buses sputtered to a halt in the middle of the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

"We've seen all these middle of the road retailers struggle because they're neither one thing nor the other," says retail analyst Clare.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

In one of the first such events I covered, I watched an iconic union leader, Bill Camp, sit down in the middle of the road in a Santa suit and refuse to move.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2025

The mare stood quietly in the middle of the road, lathered and exhausted.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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