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milepost

[mahyl-pohst] / ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst /
NOUN
landmark
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And now, when he inevitably crosses the 3,000 career strikeout milepost, it will almost certainly happen on his home mound.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

“Today is another important milepost on that path.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

The highway has been closed between milepost 134 at Ross Dam Trailhead and milepost 171 at the Silver Star Gate since Nov. 30.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 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

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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