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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 Del Mar is one of the remaining bottlenecks in the rail corridor where SANDAG has been unable to add a second set of tracks because of the limited space available. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025 The long-term goal is ecological corridors to expand the bear population. Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025 There is a funny trend within the trend, though: As Crain’s found, and a quick search of our own confirms, a bunch of these clinics have leased office space along a commercial strip on or just off Madison Avenue, forming a trippy little corridor around Grand Central. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 2 June 2025 Having spent the early part of the QSI regime in conflict with UEFA over breaches of its financial fair play regulations, Al-Khelaifi now had one of the most powerful voices in European football’s corridors of power. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for corridor
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Noun
  • But many problems plague the path to India’s manufacturing boom, such as logistical bottlenecks, regulatory red tape, and patchy infrastructure in many regions.
    Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 13 June 2025
  • Videos published after 6 a.m. showed the aftermath of a strike on a military base and a cargo terminal in the western Kermanshah region, which borders Iraq, over 250 miles from Tehran and 167 miles from Baghdad.
    Katie Polglase, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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  • Noem’s security detail grabbed Padilla and pushed him into an adjacent hallway, where he was shoved to the ground and handcuffed.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 June 2025
  • Moments later, Padilla was shoved to the floor face-down in a hallway outside the briefing room, handcuffed, and temporarily detained in an adjoining room.
    Nik Popli, Time, 13 June 2025
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  • Hahn: Agatha wears this locket around her neck with Hecate — the maiden, mother, crone.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 June 2025
  • However, the study did not show a substantial change in whole-body or femoral neck bone density.3 5.
    Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 12 June 2025
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  • More impressive millwork defines the passageways to the formal dining and living rooms.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
  • The firm made the home’s chimneys, pane windows, and gabled slate roofs part of the design’s focus — in concert with other homes in the area — but added a twist to the classic style: The residence is three separate spaces connected by glass passageways.
    Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • Bear Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
  • But one of the main attractions to Ardross was its 2,000 acres of land.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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  • There’s a kids’ playground in the right field concourse, but other than that, not much pre-game entertainment.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
  • Friday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium was different — from the energy on the concourse to the noise from the dugouts and ultimately, the power from the Bruins’ bats.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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