street
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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
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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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