street

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"Life is short as a drying drop of water. Don't be sad," a singer's voice wafts into the street.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“The whole street will be closed so everyone can watch outside,” owner Erwin Schröttner said, and enjoy copious jägerschnitzel, warm pretzels and ice-cold Grüner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Standouts include the carnitas tacos and tamarind agua fresca at El Taco Torro, creative pies at Pizza Luna, house-smoked barbecue from Rollin Nolen’s BBQ, and Indian and Nepalese street food from Momo Dosa.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Willetts, who handed himself into police two days after the crash, had been driving the wrong way down a one-way street at the time.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

There we joined the occupants of other barracks—some 35,000 at that time—stretching out of sight in the pale glow of the street lamps, feet growing numb on the cold cinder ground.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom