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lane

[leyn] / leɪn /


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It circled the block but wound up in a must-turn-left lane.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Today he’s headed toward the longest continuous bike lane in Southern California — a stretch of Reseda Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Hengky said the pilot likely did not expect to be checked in the special customs lane for pilots and crew, "but the monitoring we carry out is the same" for everyone.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Chipotle opened 100 restaurants in the quarter, 80 of which include a drive-through pickup lane for customers to collect orders placed ahead of time, and one international partner-operated restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The dirt lane to my new billet is lined with trees and thorny bushes, barely wide enough for one car.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

En route to our hotel, the car steered itself into wrong lanes, and we had to bail out.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Iran insisted last week that it control at least part of both lanes through the strait, which usually carries 20% of the world’s oil trade.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The “new” Ridge Route, with its straighter and wider lanes, was called the Alternate when it opened in October 1933.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

In addition to the need for buses, drivers and updated bus lanes is parking.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Along the wall behind the lanes, I catch sight of exercise equipment and the rectangles of turquoise blue from individual lap pools.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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