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roadway

[rohd-wey] / ˈroʊdˌweɪ /


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“Much of the opposition had little to do with roadway planning or downtown redevelopment and everything to do with preventing completion of a longstanding religious project,” church spokeswoman Sarah Heller said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Deputies made contact with Pelosi shortly after the crash when they noticed a California Highway Patrol vehicle parked behind the brown convertible, which was partially blocking a Yountville roadway.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

"The terrain is such that it's difficult to see the actual roadway," he said.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The driver of a Tesla Model 3 "failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway, and struck the residence", the police report stated.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

And when it had passed out of sight, he went back to the roadway and looked at the rut and found that the footprints were gone.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

When makeshift roadblocks appeared, Minneapolis urged residents to stop erecting them, citing the need for emergency access, fire response, and roadways open for all.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Results produced using these novel analytical methods provide guidance on the use of recycled plastics over virgin plastics in roadways.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

“It is illegal and dangerous to walk on the roadways surrounding the stadium,” it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

It’s a Homeric voyage, if Homer were familiar with the complicated system of roadways and toll stations that is the New Jersey Turnpike.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2026

At this the grey-eyed goddess Athena left him and left that comely land, going over sea to Marathon, to the wide roadways of Athens and her retreat in the stronghold of Erekhtheus.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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