thoroughfare
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Jude Pelaez was among the dancers who showed up Monday on Paseo de la Reforma, a major thoroughfare in Mexico's capital, for a BTS promotional event to get fans ready for the concerts.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
More than 10 million barrels a day of oil and petroleum products—some 10% of global supply—are stuck in the thoroughfare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
A late-night operation also targeted the blockade of the capital Dublin's main thoroughfare O'Connell Street after multiple vehicles including tractors and lorries were removed.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
For activist Golshan Fathi, there was little sign of Nowruz on Gandhi Street, a commercial thoroughfare in north Tehran.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
It ran perpendicular to the end of the main thoroughfare bisecting the bazaar.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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