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crosswalk

[kraws-wawk, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌwɔk, ˈkrɒs- /




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A man in Washington filmed himself raging at a Mingo delivery robot, yelling “You took a human job!” after the robot asked for help pressing a crosswalk button.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Unified School District “because the crosswalk was dangerous, and they knew it,” the February 2024 complaint said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Mark and Jacob Iskander were with their mother and younger sibling in a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road when witnesses say the two cars came speeding toward them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Around the same time, Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11 and 8, were with their mother and younger sibling approaching a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

This is followed closely by the memory of my mother telling me crossing the street anywhere but the crosswalk is a crime called jaywalking.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

"We've got reports of robots causing issues with traffic, blocking emergency vehicles because they're acting erratically at crosswalks."

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

We entered the Dodger Stadium property at an intersection with no crosswalks, where cars enter and exit the 110 freeway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

We can place it over to the side into a larger snow pile while making sure it’s not in the way of the crosswalks and curbs.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

First, though, we must deal with the current injustice: the planned removal of one of the coolest sets of crosswalks in any American city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

I keep my eyes straight ahead and cross three crosswalks without drawing much attention.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi


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