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milepost

[mahyl-pohst] / ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst /
NOUN
landmark
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“Today is another important milepost on that path.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2025

Just last week, Caltrans announced that it had finished its design plan for repairs at Regent’s Slide, a massive pile of earth and muck blocking the road near milepost 27.8.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2024

The closed section of road contains three separate slide sites: Regent’s Slide, the Dolan Point Slide at milepost 29.5 and Paul’s Slide at milepost 22.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2024

The freeway is closed just south of Highway 531 and 172nd Street Northeast, near milepost 206, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, which first posted about the crash on X at 2:35 a.m.

From Seattle Times Jan. 30, 2024

Around 6:40 a.m., just minutes before dawn, Keith and Jim neared milepost 106.6, which was right around the turnoff to a gun range.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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