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Noun
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In November 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).—
Phan Khang,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026 -
From scenic highways and spontaneous detours to roadside inns and vintage diners, road trips offer a certain kind of freedom and ambiance that a flight can simply never replicate.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Entire streets in the west Orange County community disappeared underwater as residents scrambled to escape rising floodwaters in the middle of the night.—
Greg Bennett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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The beer aisles in the surrounding supermarkets were barren, pubs were packed and the streets flooded.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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Use caution on roadways where smoke may reduce visibility.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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Extending housing to remote areas requires new roads, water systems, sewers, schools, and fire protection, all of which are costly and often opposed by local governments.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The tech giant has also committed to investments in schools and nonprofit organizations in Richland Parish, as well as more than $300 million to help improve local infrastructure, from roads to wastewater management.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Fishing enthusiasts will find plenty to love, too, as Torch Lake is home to a wide variety of species, including lake trout, smallmouth bass, pike, whitefish, and yellow perch.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2026
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Like the pike, the team hasn’t lost ability.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
18 May 2026
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Shockwave makes a catheter that emits localized sonic pressure waves to crack hardened plaque in arteries.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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According to the Mayo Clinic, brain AVM is a tangle of blood vessels that creates irregular connections between veins and arteries in the organ.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Dual carriageways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageways. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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