most direct route
Example Sentences
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Highway 2, the most direct route from greater Seattle, where nearly 60% of the money spent in Leavenworth originates—and severed access to a major ski resort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
The most direct route to the byway from Seattle is a 323-mile, six-hour drive on interstates 90, 82 and 84.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023
And beachgoers knew it as the most direct route to the sandy shores and celebrated swells of Huntington Beach.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023
The most direct route to Horn Peak follows a series of creeks through rolling forest to the Roaring River Ranger Station, a little more than 13 miles from the trailhead.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023
As another example, archaeologists originally assumed that Mexican corn, beans, and squashes reached the southeastern United States by the most direct route via northeastern Mexico and eastern Texas.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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