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traffic signal

NOUN
red light


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In Wilmington, near the busiest port in the country, crumbling sidewalks would be fixed and a new traffic signal and high-visibility crosswalks would be added.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

On a smaller scale, the city of South Gate is nearing completion on its traffic signal synchronization project on Tweedy Boulevard, a straight roadway, that started in the spring.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

The researchers created seven different driving scenarios, such as a parent who has to decide whether to violate a traffic signal while trying to get their child to school on time.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

A police update Friday evening said it appears the driver lost control while going through a traffic signal that was “about to turn red.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

That might have been that if only, some days afterward, the thieves hadn’t ignored a traffic signal in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote