thoroughfare
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In an effort to alleviate congestion, taxis and ride-share services are prohibited from picking up passengers along this main thoroughfare.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
The road is a main thoroughfare and marks an unofficial east-west boundary for the unincorporated town of Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The rear entrance of the Trinity Centre is opposite the railway station, and leads through to the Granite City's main thoroughfare, Union Street.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The strait is also a critical thoroughfare for liquefied natural gas, which many countries rely on to produce electricity and fertilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
We were driving westbound toward the Karteh-Seh district on what I remembered as a major thoroughfare in the seventies: Jadeh Maywand.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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