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bridges

[brij-iz] / ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz /




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“We need to pay for our roads and our bridges and our highways. We need to pay for mass transit. You can’t do it if you don’t have the money,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Almgren finished the course, known for its long inclined bridges and sharp turns, in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second—13 seconds ahead of Italian Yemaneberhan Crippa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

They even “destroyed bridges that provided access to rent collectors.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

More recently there have been several smaller incidents, including flooding along the Budhi Gandaki river on 11 October that damaged 200 houses, swept away five bridges and left five people missing.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

As North Vietnamese attacks in South Vietnam intensified, Johnson decided to run a continuous bombing campaign over North Vietnam aimed at destroying railroads, bridges, roads, and manufacturing plants.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge


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