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avenue

[av-uh-nyoo, -noo] / ˈæv əˌnju, -ˌnu /


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Reporters at the scene described the chaos, which occured on a normally busy avenue of Brooklyn.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Another avenue, she said, is to scale up existing data centers, where surrounding communities that have seen benefits in the form of job creation and tax revenue don’t require as much persuasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Professor Atan Gross and his colleagues at the Weizmann Institute arrived at a possible avenue through an unexpected discovery involving Mitch.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Demonstrators walked peacefully from Atocha train station to the Gran Via, the Spanish capital's prime shopping avenue, watched by intrigued tourists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

They were visible from a great distance, and although they grew on one bank only, we called them the poplar avenue.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

By identifying genetic and metabolic changes that contribute to spinal hardening, and demonstrating that some of the damage can be prevented in zebrafish, the researchers have opened several new avenues for investigating spinal disc degeneration.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

The spokesperson said Defra would use "all available avenues to recover the proceeds of Chowdhury's offending on behalf of taxpayers".

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The union has organized monthly cleanups along the 8th Street corridor between Normandie and Vermont avenues for about two years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Apple will need to find new growth avenues because a reliable engine during the Tim Cook era—the services business—is slowing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

To his astonishment, the corridors soon broadened into wide avenues.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander


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