stoplight
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The Vibe draws random remarks of praise all the time: Shortly after we moved, a construction worker in Ann Arbor waved me down as I idled at a stoplight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The annual parade and festival, which is in its fifth year, is held in La Center, a southwest Washington town of 4,300 that doesn’t have a stoplight.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2025
A driver slammed into the back of my car while I was at a stoplight during rush hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
The shadows of trees in a car’s headlights; a stoplight swaying softly in the wind while it changes color; the sensation that something peculiar will inevitably appear the longer a car stays in motion.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
But later, at the stoplight, I say: "I'm trying not to put down permanent roots. That's probably what you should tell people like Henry."
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
It also should make pedestrian crossing safer and reduce time spent at stoplights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
Homeless people routinely direct traffic when the stoplights don’t work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Here, too, the MTA should insist that local jurisdictions provide signal priority at stoplights and dedicated emergency lanes for buses, EMS, police, and the fire department.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2024
They build their golden webs between powerlines, on top of stoplights and even above the pumps at local gas stations -- none of which are particularly peaceful spots.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
They pulled off the Thruway and onto a four-lane road lined with low buildings, hung over with stoplights, bleached white by the heat.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
