traffic light

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But for many of us, there can be some surprising signals—like a flashing yellow traffic light inside your head.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Some call them a "traffic light system"; critics have likened them to Nando's spice cards.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 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

It had the prison warden’s name—G. Patterson—on the door in black letters, and beside the door, a miniature traffic light.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman