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pedestrian

[puh-des-tree-uhn] / pəˈdɛs tri ən /


NOUN
person traveling on foot
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The video captures the brakes being applied and the car veering left to attempt to swerve around the pedestrian, CHP said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Bass has also taken heat from safe streets advocates who want more attention paid to pedestrian, cyclist and driver safety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Officials in some cities are trying to reduce pedestrian deaths by redesigning roadways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The fight in San Francisco mirrors friction nationwide in cities that have increasingly installed bike lanes and converted streets to pedestrian use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Today is it a speedway for black-and-yellow taxis taking advantage of limited pedestrian access.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Despite their popularity, hospitals have reported an increase in injuries to both e-bike riders and pedestrians.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Over the same period, state data show at least 402 pedestrians have been killed by cars in Shelby County, which includes Memphis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Cyclists use one side of the four-lane highway while pedestrians stroll the other, often with pelican formations flying overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Eight were pedestrians and the others were road vehicle users.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

It was midmorning, and he was in the main shopping street, where buses shouldered their way through crowds of pedestrians.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman


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