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beltway

[belt-way] / ˈbɛltˌweɪ /


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In Virginia, they used to hear the dull roar of cars on the beltway in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The gloves have long needed to be dropped, and that means the patrons here will enjoy some beltway WWE.

From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025

But warm words and familiarity do not pay for lunch along the Washington beltway.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025

You already have the normal traffic volume around the beltway.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

It was to have more than 10,000 magnets arranged in a loop 54 miles around, about the size of the beltway highway that circles Washington, D.C.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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