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corridor

[kawr-i-der, -dawr, kor-] / ˈkɔr ɪ dər, -ˌdɔr, ˈkɒr- /


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Even as some airspace reopened, the flight corridor over Iraq has become largely a no-go zone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The agency now controls the land along the rail corridor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"No child should be treated in a corridor. No patient should be treated in a corridor," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

On a busy freight corridor, the 240 miles of I-45 between Dallas and Houston, it was bumper-to-bumper, like usual, when something out-of-the-ordinary happened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Frank led him down a corridor and up a flight of stairs, thumping hard and fast with his stick.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Nasser in an interview aired Thursday on Al Arabiya Business said the company is conducting engineering studies for additional crude-export routes as it works to reduce its exposure to disruptions along major shipping corridors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The shelter has four different entrances to allow all the children downstairs smoothly, and spans several rooms and corridors with desks for everyone.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

He operates in the corridors as a kind of unofficial lieutenant to his mother, bringing cheer and care to his fellow students, spreading sunshine all over the place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

I traipsed down corridors full of smart young people tapping away at their computers, seemingly doing things.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

There are lights in sconces lining the corridors, cascades of crystals falling from them and swaying with the motion of the train.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern


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