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bridle path

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Definition of bridle path

as in street

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Recent Examples of bridle path She was discovered on the bridle path by a motorist who got her to Illinois Central Hospital, where she was found to be uninjured. — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023 The scenic nine-mile Ojai Valley Trail offers a paved side for bicyclists, joggers, and walkers, with a dirt bridle path for horseback riding running alongside it. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023 While the main trail is paved from point to point, there’s an eight-mile unpaved alternate trail that starts just south of the Skokie Lagoons following an old dirt bridle path. — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2022 Known as the Fens Pond Bridge, the old bridle path once marked the edge of Boston, a city Frederick Law Olmsted, more than a century in the grave, continues to shape. — Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 Its situation at the intersection of San Pedro and Basse was considered ideal for its proximity to Olmos Park, Fort Sam Houston and Brackenridge Park, to which it was supposed to be connected by bridle paths. — Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, 22 June 2019

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Noun

This network, which comprises 14% of city streets where 75% of crashes occur, was updated in the new Vision Zero action plan.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The interiors lean soft with warm textures and plenty of natural light, while rooms (despite being near a busy shopping street) are designed to keep you peaceful and comfortable.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Russian assaults since Thursday have forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv's six road bridges, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks in the Ukrainian capital.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Chinese, Russian troops train together The PLA contingent traveled to Russia by road, rail and air and participated in the preparatory phase alongside forces from Russia, Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of road

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According to the call log, a witness told police a vehicle was traveling at a high speed, suddenly hit the brakes and went off the roadway, down an embankment.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
The impact threw his rear-seat passenger out of the car onto the roadway.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of roadway

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The South Asian country meets nearly 85% of its fuel needs via imports, with the Strait of Hormuz being a key supply route before the war.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The route is expected to come into service next summer, albeit using slower trains that won’t cover the planned 316 miles.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of route

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Ultra small-scale events, on the other hand, are also carving out a lane for themselves in the ecosystem.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Investigators obtained dash camera footage that showed Whittmore crossing into the opposite lane of traffic in the same area a day earlier in an apparent attempt to crash head-on into a garbage truck, the Sheriff’s Office statement said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of lane

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But moments before the nosedive, passengers seated near the front of the plane heard sounds of a fight inside the cockpit, said passenger Daniel Schlichter, who was seated in the second row.

— SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
An interior row of round sapphires hugs the neck, while tsavorites, tourmalines, and light-blue sapphires recreate the frothing and churning of the falls.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of row

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This, Rostov’s main thoroughfare, wasn’t illuminated by the familiar bright glare of its many street lamps, or by light from its windows, now blacked out, but emerged from the darkness all the more gently in a milky cloak of moonlight.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
The massive project funded from 13 federal, state and local agencies, gives a glimpse of what’s to come for Long Beach thoroughfares.

— Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

This increasingly seamless connection between runway collections and store stock heralds a new meaning for commercial, repositioning the role of the runway.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
The robust schedule features runway shows, exhibitions, educational discussions, in-store events, vintage pop-ups, and more.

— Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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