thoroughfare
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This new thoroughfare created an easy and direct route to reach the park by car that avoided steep mountain roads, according to park history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Asia's only dedicated exorcism centre -- designed to train not only Philippine priests but clergy from across the region -- sits just off a busy thoroughfare in Metro Manila.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Those intent on disrupting residents, closing off a key thoroughfare connecting communities and intimidating youth workers offer nothing for our community," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Authorities in Mexico City say they will again erect screens along the Paseo de la Reforma, the capital’s iconic thoroughfare, but will space them out to keep crowds from congregating at a single point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
He ran steadily for six blocks, in the alley, and then the alley opened out on to a wide empty thoroughfare ten lanes wide.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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