thoroughfare
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Jude Pelaez was among the dancers who showed up Monday on Paseo de la Reforma, a major thoroughfare in Mexico's capital, for a BTS promotional event to get fans ready for the concerts.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
This bustling thoroughfare is filled with independent south Asian shops, cars, shoppers and a strong community spirit.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
On Jinnah Avenue, the main commercial thoroughfare, rows of shops had their shutters drawn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The strait is also a critical thoroughfare for liquefied natural gas, which many countries rely on to produce electricity and fertilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The shop was located right downtown on Washington Street, the main thoroughfare through town, squarely on the route of anyone traveling from Seattle to Port Angeles or farther out onto the peninsula.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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