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intersection

[in-ter-sek-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈsɛk ʃən /


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Another reported that the car’s device wrongly applied a cross street’s speed limit when passing through an intersection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

According to the station, the blaze began in the 24000 block of Railroad Avenue, near the intersection of Market Street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

James’s father was an evangelical clergyman who influenced his son’s preoccupations with ecclesiastical history and the intersection of the material and spiritual worlds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"The microbiome exists at the intersection of behavior, environment and human biology," Juarez said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Did the soldier really mean that Zeitoun should paddle all the way to the intersection of Napoleon and St. Charles when the soldier could simply call another unit on his walkie-talkie?

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Behind the scenes, sophisticated algorithms analyze networks of roads and intersections to identify efficient paths.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Officials have completed road improvements along the detour route and will deploy traffic control officers at 18 key intersections during the bridge’s full closure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Well, I mean, there are a lot of intersections of opportunities for Elon Musk, and I also think he discovered, to use a phrase of his, the anomaly in the matrix for the American system.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

For the first half-hour or so I was reflexively covering the brake pedal at intersections and merging lanes, ready to engage if the super-intelligence at the wheel did something stupid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

She wove through the crowd, sprinted down streets, leaped across intersections.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown


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