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right of way

NOUN
right to cross or go
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On Wednesday, he told The Times he would be introducing another motion stemming from the fire, this time requesting an analysis of what percent of vegetation and rubbish fires occur in Caltrans’ right of way.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Over the last few years a lot of legal work has been done by local authorities and the National Parks to make the path an official right of way.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

"Nobody owns the sand, the sand is a natural public right of way," says Suzanne McGowan who has lived in Sandbanks since 1992 and has walked her dogs in the area daily.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2025

“After examining this incident, we learned that our safety system designed to predict pedestrians’ intentions and yield right of way instead caused the robot to impede their way,” the company stated.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2025

I almost run across the intersection even though the lights say I have the right of way.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi




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