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Recent Examples of parkway
Her skeletal remains were then discovered near the junction of two parkways in Queens on August 25, 1991, but her identity remained a mystery—until now.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The '80s are out: West Des Moines' older office buildings between 22nd and 50th streets were once regional draws, but attention has shifted as businesses seek out newer developments near Jordan Creek and Grand Prairie parkways.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
California Security guard for Chase helped plan a $200,000 armed heist in Palmdale, authorities say
Oct. 11, 2024
The suspect fled the bank, near the intersection of Portola and Bake parkways, before deputies arrived.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Most famously, five children were killed in a fiery one-car wreck on the parkway in March 2023 in Scarsdale.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The '80s are out: West Des Moines' older office buildings between 22nd and 50th streets were once regional draws, but attention has shifted as businesses seek out newer developments near Jordan Creek and Grand Prairie parkways.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
California Security guard for Chase helped plan a $200,000 armed heist in Palmdale, authorities say
Oct. 11, 2024
The suspect fled the bank, near the intersection of Portola and Bake parkways, before deputies arrived.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Most famously, five children were killed in a fiery one-car wreck on the parkway in March 2023 in Scarsdale.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parkway
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Sidney Torres' company is clearing the French Quarter, and other companies are working on the CBD and downtown sidewalks, Arnold said. DOTD is borrowing snow plows from Arkansas and clearing the Huey P. Long Bridge and other highways and interstates across the state.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Since at least 2022, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has taken a hard look at ways to upgrade, revamp or entirely redesign a 7.5-mile stretch of the 1960s-era interstate from Marion Street in St. Paul to Hiawatha Avenue/Minnesota 55 in Minneapolis.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2025
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From the polio vaccine, to decoding the first human chromosome, to the first heart bypass surgery, American research has originated a seemingly endless list of health care advances that are taken for granted.—
Jane Smith-Rogers,
WIRED,
1 Feb. 2025
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Which is a problem, given high-speed brute-force password attacks on Microsoft users, poor router password security issues, 2FA bypass attacks and sign-in-with-Google hacking tactics being exploited.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers from outside the beltway have lobbied for more flights to different parts of the country due to the airport’s convenience over the other two airports.—
Jack Birle,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
30 Jan. 2025
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Trucks carrying hazardous materials that used the bridge to cross the harbor are now forced to go around the beltway in the opposite direction (a 35-mile detour) due to cargo restrictions through Baltimore City traffic tunnels.—
April Quevedo,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Nov. 2024
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But Pike — like many others here — knows that the thousands of dogs roaming freely between the desert landscape and people's homes serve as a superhighway for ticks.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Think of it as a superhighway connecting two bustling cities, allowing seamless and efficient communication.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Trying to avoid a collision, both drivers veered toward the highway’s east shoulder, where the vehicles collided.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Southern whites imprisoned a disproportionately Black convict population, often for minor and outright fictional crimes, and put them to work, especially in building the highways that brought the South into the modern age.—
Justin Hawkins / Made by History,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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According to a statement from England’s motorway maintenance company National Highways, the coffin dates back more than 1,500 years to Britain’s Roman era.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Jan. 2025
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They can be taken anywhere on local roads but not on motorways and not yet within the London Congestion Charging zone, though access to central London is in the works.—
Nicole Kobie,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making the same distance trip in under 10 minutes on average.—
Shawna Chen,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
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The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
11 Dec. 2024
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McDonnell said officers responded at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to Glenoaks and Van Nuys boulevards, where a resident had detained a suspect who allegedly set fire to a tree.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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Public reaction Carly Ellefsen, a spokesperson for Our Streets, said her organization has taken issue with MnDOT’s evaluation criteria, which gave the boulevard options low marks for walkability and bike-ability.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Parkway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parkway. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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