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avenue

[av-uh-nyoo, -noo] / ˈæv əˌnju, -ˌnu /


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In March, after the fourth death of a Mexican national at Adelanto , the Mexican government vowed that it would “exhaust every legal and diplomatic avenue to bring attention to conditions” at U.S. detention centers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

By July, Trump officials identified a new avenue, this time through Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

Viral social media posts claim peptides can offer a range of seemingly miraculous benefits including glowing skin, stronger muscles, deeper sleep, a more alert mind -- and even provide an avenue to prevent ageing.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The letter welcomed the prime minister's intervention, adding: "This provides an opportunity not only to examine every lawful avenue in PC Andrew Harper's case, but to ensure similar concerns do not arise again."

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Then he turned away, down the long avenue, home.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

We do so through many avenues: voting, protest, political party activism, lobbying, filing lawsuits, and writing op-eds, to name a few.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Soft closures, open only to residents, are in place at Shoreham Drive at Sunset Boulevard, Holloway Drive between Palm and Hancock avenues and San Vicente Boulevard at Cynthia Street.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The most important thing is to “run down all your other avenues first,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

It just made me grateful that I feel like I have more avenues available to me now.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

I’m in an enriched stream, and she’s trying out all the artistic avenues open to her.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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