road
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But he said there was "a real sense of collectively wanting to catch up" and avoid anyone being left behind on the road to net zero.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The pain caused by a stress fracture in her back eventually subsided, but the 24-year-old Briton still had a long road to full recovery, which needed to be navigated with patience and hard work.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
In the meantime, gas and power lines have been shut off to the street, and the road remains impassable by any vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
In 2012, Love also attended the dedication of a $2.4 million roundabout project in the area, which was designed to improve road safety while supporting efforts to protect the lake’s water quality.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In sits off the road, the parking lot more cracked asphalt than pavement, scents that feel like home stretching across it.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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"In some places, we've got rope bridges which really help them cross the roads, and our speed limits are quite low, so that helps them as well".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Jack Cousens, head of roads policy at the AA, said drivers "finally have something which could offer them better protections against the worst private parking operators".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“When you plop 200 houses down 15 miles from the place where people have to work, you have to build big roads where they can drive fast,” Ferenchak said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Near the iconic Place de la Republique in central Paris, broken glass and debris littered the roads, as a pile of burning bicycles belched out thick smoke.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
The columns of retreating troops stretched out along the roads for miles.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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