traffic
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But on snowy Friday evening in late 2024, heavy traffic pushed him underground to visit his mother.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Restaurant visits have gradually improved this spring, but remain down by 5.7% in May from a year earlier, according to Placer.ai, which analyzes foot traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“When airlines can pass through higher fuel costs without sacrificing traffic, it supports revenue growth and positions well-managed carriers to expand margins and profitability,” he adds.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Russell’s befuddled Jackson is as useless as a traffic cone but Blunt’s Margaret is a gas before the movie makes her go all glassy-eyed and solemn.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The astronomical clock in any case was so jarred and jiggled by the constant rattle of automobile traffic in the narrow street outside that it was no longer the precision instrument it had been.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing traffic
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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