thoroughfare
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Government cars were parked on the former thoroughfare of Pennsylvania Avenue.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Edinburgh council leader Jane Meagher said she was delighted the thoroughfare was reopening but acknowledged it had been a difficult chapter for the city.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
An AFP photographer saw several ambulances heading to the scene, where a main thoroughfare had been closed to traffic.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
He wants to install a riverfront park, an entertainment district, apartments and a promenade connecting the river to downtown, which are now divided by a broad thoroughfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Along the main thoroughfare, the houses were built right at the edge of the road, as if huddling for warmth during the cold Polish winters, and hoping for company in summer.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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