traffic light

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A previous dress rehearsal highlighted the need for a new traffic light at a specific location to alleviate gridlock when military convoys move across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

And when you are coming up to a traffic light, you want to keep some momentum, if you can.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Last month, police officers in San Bruno, CA, observed a self-driving Waymo make an illegal U-turn at a traffic light.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

Businesses, schools, universities, government buildings and transport hubs were all left without power and traffic light outages caused gridlocks.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

Then I stared for a while at a traffic light, which was suspended elaborately on wires above the intersection.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver