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pedestrian

[puh-des-tree-uhn] / pəˈdɛs tri ən /


NOUN
person traveling on foot
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There will be chase scenes, vehicular and pedestrian — but when aren’t there?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, I compared loneliness with three proxies for modern convenience: working from home, broadband-enabled living, and the share of commuters who still move through public or pedestrian space.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

California regulators had suspended its permit following a 2023 crash in which one of its robotaxis dragged a pedestrian several metres after she had been struck by another vehicle.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Long before the first guests arrived, the New York Police Department closed streets surrounding the arena, restricted pedestrian access and rerouted traffic around Penn Station and Moynihan Train Hall.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

I turn toward him, stopping on the path, but he grabs my hand and tugs me out of pedestrian traffic.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation wants to make the corridor safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

A steady stream of pedestrians and vehicles crossed the border between Spain and Gibraltar on Wednesday as an agreement allowing free movement across the frontier came into force.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

If people are to keep moving around cities during the hotter and longer heat waves of future decades, they will need public transport systems and paths for pedestrians and cyclists designed for hotter temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Its street races looked like street raves on major, four-wide roads packed with pedestrians.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

The tank clattered and clanked over the cobblestones, swinging right and left over curbs and back again to avoid the few pedestrians, then sped into the harbor district, past taverns and shops and shipping offices.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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