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as in region
a broad geographical area the urban corridor along the state's eastern coast is considerably more liberal than the rural areas to the west

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as in hallway
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the long, sterile corridors give the government building a forbidding air

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Recent Examples of corridor The sleet and freezing rain could stretch as far south as the Interstate 10 corridor. Allison Chinchar, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025 Strong Santa Ana winds are forecast for Monday and Tuesday, particularly 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with sustained gusts of 45 mph to 65 mph expected across Santa Ana wind corridors of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 Forecasters say the winds could reach 70 mph along Interstate 8 east of Alpine, making driving difficult along one of the most important traffic corridors in the region. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025 High-injury corridors have been pinpointed for improvements, and some projects, including those along other segments of University Avenue, have been completed. Jason Clayworth, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for corridor 
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  • Pack your appetite, as there are more than 13,000 restaurants representing more than 70 countries and American regions, Houston's dining scene is as diverse as its population of over 6 million.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Discovered less than a foot beneath the surface, where it was probably buried in a leather pouch that has since decayed, the cache was left in a region where Roman troops were known to have amassed before the invasion of Britain.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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  • Just about every day, Marian Catholic’s Taylor Bolton walks past a series of large photos on a wall in a hallway near the gym that commemorate the school’s postseason accomplishments.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Earlier this week, the administration pulled down photographs of children and families from the agency’s hallways.
    Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
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  • Studies have shown such desks can reduce discomfort in your lower back, neck, shoulder and more.
    Margaret Cirino, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
  • With most of his captors now dead, Jesse wraps the chains on his wrists around Todd’s neck and chokes him to death.
    Will Harris, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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  • Unlike conventional designs, Cabin of Maze is designed to disorient, challenge, and surprise its habitants though its meandering corridors and passageways.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Beneath Sforza Castle in Milan, researchers have discovered a series of secret tunnels—passageways once sketched by the Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci and traversed by a widower sick with grief.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • The Octagon is heading Down Under as UFC 312 lands in Australia with a fight card that's loaded with action.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The theme team Epic Universe will be divided into five lands.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
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  • Raffle tickets are $10 and will be available on the concourse by Section 10.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The San Jose Firefighters Burn Foundation will have an information table on the concourse during the game and will display the jerseys.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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