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interstate

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


NOUN
expressway
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NOUN
toll road
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“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

In fact, I found myself humming along the interstate at 80 mph, anticipating, even dreading the moment the gas engine refired.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Clough and Dorio are members of California’s advisory senior legislature, and they proposed a bill to allow patients in remission to continue interstate care.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Mangione is also charged in federal court with two counts of interstate stalking and risks the same punishment.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

But when we broke off the interstate and started navigating the burned- out landscape of the Bronx, we could feel her energy shifting.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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

But as traveling by train gave way to commuter air travel and as more Americans chose to use the nation’s interstates, the numbers of people coming through Michigan Central steadily dropped.

From Seattle Times Jun. 3, 2024

Or consider the fragmentary effects of America’s interstates, which throttle ecosystems and human communities alike.

From Slate May 25, 2024

I know I should probably hate that about interstates and yearn for the halcyon days of yore, back when you could be drenched in local color at every turn— but whatever.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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