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[free-wey] / ˈfriˌweɪ /


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You find him on the official state seal, and if you get nabbed speeding on the freeway, there he is, embroidered on the CHP officer’s uniform patch.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

A man sits with his belongings on Cahuenga Boulevard under the 101 freeway in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

In the farming community of Gilroy, Amazon’s project was approved with a single signature—by the town’s community-development director—because it met zoning criteria set 45 years ago for industrial development along a freeway.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The two-lane carriageway in the sky was one of the first sections of the M4 and a relic of the 1960s freeway building boom after the explosion in postwar car ownership.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

John and Warren, in front, laughed over a joke as we sped onto the freeway.

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

Potential compromises: Because there are no major freeways, traffic on surface streets is often quite congested.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Last week, the company also halted rides on freeways in some cities for a few days to tweak how the vehicles responded to construction zones.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

As a place that came of age with the automobile, Los Angeles is a sprawl of freeways with a public transport system that would embarrass any medium-sized European city.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Waymo said that it’s pausing its robotaxi services on freeways in the U.S. as it updates its software to improve performance around construction zones and flooded roads.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

A working brain is probably a lot like a map, where anybody can get from one place to another on the freeways.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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