middle of the road
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I even watched him go outside to help a stranger whose car had broken down in the middle of the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The social media user said they were "stuck" in the middle of the road for more than 30 minutes.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
The influencer was filming video content while attempting to engage with police officers in the middle of the road, blocking traffic in the process, according to arrest documents published by US media.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
Trolley buses sputtered to a halt in the middle of the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Ma looks slight, forlorn, standing in the middle of the road.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Aiming for middle-of-the-road returns could still be a compelling strategy if the midcaps produced superior risk-adjusted performance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
This concentration of capital in AI leaves smaller, middle-of-the-road venture funds without large AI holdings struggling to return capital to their investors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
That middle-of-the-road phrasing is a result of the rising perils of wading into hot-button issues in recent years.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
“We have a large number of middle-of-the-road people who are out there looking for someone to sing their song,” Perlaky said.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2025
For in 1912 Wilson had been in effect the middle-of-the-road candidate, the conservative liberal.
From Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements by Frank B. Lord
