turnpike
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"He was driving along the New Jersey turnpike when it came on his car radio," said Love.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024
The bugs are still so plentiful, the trained eye can spot them clinging to the trunks of tree of heaven while driving on the turnpike.
From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023
According to troopers, Davis lost control of his Tesla sedan and it collided with the parked pickup truck on the side of the turnpike.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2023
Fragmented views of New Jersey’s skylines, shipping ports, salt marshes and infrastructure, like its infamous turnpike, conflate and realign in dizzying mosaics.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2022
It was in that moment in my car, heading south on the turnpike, that I decided that I was going to make an Olympic team.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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