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freeway

[free-wey] / ˈfriˌweɪ /


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The play begins in a non-intimate mode, with Ru stranded on the shoulder of the freeway waiting for AAA.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The two-lane carriageway in the sky was one of the first sections of the M4 and a relic of the 1960s freeway building boom after the explosion in postwar car ownership.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The self-driving car company, is recalling certain fifth-generation automated driving systems after a number of events in which its cars didn’t recognize and drove past ramp-closure signs into pre-planned freeway construction zones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Waymo is recalling External link 3,871 robo-taxis to correct software that might allow a vehicle to enter a freeway construction zone, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notice.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

We’re sent in teams of two to search cars on the northbound side of the freeway, maybe a quarter mile up, because all the closer cars have already been inspected.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

There were a few small banners on lamp posts along freeways and a few billboards but it felt like functional promotion rather than excitement.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

The panorama tells the story of Mexicans, including the Aztecs, agricultural labor and people driving on freeways.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Even the “beauty” of American trucks, big yellow school buses and eight-lane freeways have gotten their fair share of shout-outs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

As a place that came of age with the automobile, Los Angeles is a sprawl of freeways with a public transport system that would embarrass any medium-sized European city.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Linda didn’t like driving on freeways, not if she could help it.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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