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Recent Examples of autobahn
Among myriad other possibilities, the Orca could be turned into an intriguing motorhome, quite likely the sleekest, slipperiest Class B+ RV roaming the autobahn.
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C.c. Weiss
march 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
On the autobahn, Sport+ lowers the ride height and takes some camber off the wheels for better straight-line performance.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
7 Aug. 2025
The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making a six-mile trip in under 10 minutes on average.
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Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
With extreme heat currently gripping vast swathes of the United States and Europe, subjecting tens of millions of people to dangerous temperatures far above what is usual for this time of year, even Germany’s famed autobahn is buckling under the strain, requiring emergency repairs.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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C.c. Weiss
march 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
On the autobahn, Sport+ lowers the ride height and takes some camber off the wheels for better straight-line performance.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
7 Aug. 2025
The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making a six-mile trip in under 10 minutes on average.
—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
With extreme heat currently gripping vast swathes of the United States and Europe, subjecting tens of millions of people to dangerous temperatures far above what is usual for this time of year, even Germany’s famed autobahn is buckling under the strain, requiring emergency repairs.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobahn
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In May, a minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others.
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Locals, including governor Garcia, stand on the banks of the nearby motorway — part of which has been shut to accommodate the fans going to the march — to take photos.
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Shortly after, a 2018 Freightliner semi-truck was traveling north in the right lane of the interstate and hit the Explorer from behind.
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The incident shut down the busy interstate for hours, snarling traffic during teh evening commute.
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Work being done along Interstate 494 in Bloomington is just one of 200 projects the Minnesota Department of Transportation has scheduled this summer to fix up highways, bridges and other infrastructure.
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Our strategic position between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watershed set our course as a commerce superhighway, with the Chicago Portage connecting two vast trading routes between the Atlantic and the Gulf.
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Mycorrhizal fungi direct traffic through nutrient superhighways and restructure the soil to support life across entire ecosystems.
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District Attorney Nathan Hochman said 33 vehicles safely drove past the area before Bickham sped down the freeway.
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Costco opted to open a gas station only in a shopping center that hugs the 5 freeway at Oso Parkway.
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It was named Lucca incidentally because Auto Union star driver Hans Stuck set its record-breaking speed on a stretch of straight autostrada near the Italian town in 1935.
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There’s also a Huracán Polizia version The Italian Highway Patrol uses a Huracán with police badging and a lightbar on the autostradas in and around Bologna.
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Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.
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Entire buildings and roads were submerged in Accra on Monday, cutting off access to several areas of the Ghanian capital and in the neighboring city of Tema.
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About two thirds is south of Interstate 595 and one third north of the expressway.
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The alert triggered temporary closures along a major highway, the Décarie expressway, as well as a temporary shutdown of significant sections of two subway lines.
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“Autobahn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobahn. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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