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[street] / strit /


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“This is so not functional,” said Alexa LaBella, 21, after jetting across a busy street to get a closer look at a Topolino, which translates to “little mouse” in Italian.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Under Assembly Bill 645, 125 cameras will be placed in 15 council districts in high-injury areas, school zones and street racing hot-spots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"If someone's attacker is released in the UK, what happens if they go out one day and see them in the street without being made aware?"

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

His clients on the street of shame included Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, the cryptocurrency fraud, which collapsed in 2022, costing investors billions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

They represented shopkeepers, street sweepers, a factory owner, a canal bargeman—all people who had realized during Father’s illness what he meant to them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

He was looking out over the streets from an upper-story window when he saw them approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Classes for some 1.6 million public-school students were due to start in early September but have been postponed indefinitely, as teachers regularly take to the streets to protest over unmet demands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Iraq’s government also marked the moment, announcing a four-day holiday it called “Sovereignty Days” and holding a military parade in Baghdad’s streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Local permit-holding residents could briefly pass through the village on Monday evening, where period cars lined the streets and a fete was staged on the village green.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

We walked along the streets, crossing bridges over the canals, Hannie barely slowing her pace.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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