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Recent Examples of byway
Transportation planners can improve roadway safety and increase habitat connectivity for wildlife by creating special critter byways—for mammals, birds, insects and other creatures—to pass over, under and across roads away from vehicles.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
As such, these byways are typically only open from late May through October, depending on the weather.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2023
Surrounded by the Ocala National Forest, the byway highlights the importance of preserving nature and the value of public lands.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
The man allegedly claimed he was injured and partially submerged in water, per police, and a call led police to the Charles Hall Bridge on a mountain byway.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
As such, these byways are typically only open from late May through October, depending on the weather.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2023
Surrounded by the Ocala National Forest, the byway highlights the importance of preserving nature and the value of public lands.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
The man allegedly claimed he was injured and partially submerged in water, per police, and a call led police to the Charles Hall Bridge on a mountain byway.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for byway
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Limited driving range tends to be an issue when driving longer distances on the highway, creating an additional incentive to conserve fuel.—
Peter Douglas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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In over 1,500 pass block snaps playing at left tackle for Texas, Banks allowed just three sacks while helping pave running lanes off the edge for Bijan Robinson in 2022, Jonathan Brooks in 2023 and the duo of Quintrevion Wisner and Jaydon Blue in 2024.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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There will also be a few lane restrictions on eastbound I-10.—
Lauren De Young,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The agency then returned on Thursday, Jan. 16 and discovered the home had split and slid onto the road.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Everything, whether success or failure, becomes critical fodder for the road ahead.—
Doug Sundheim,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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That triggered a new mandatory evacuation order for an area from Sunset Boulevard to Encino Reservoir, and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon, with sections of the thoroughfare remaining closed to ward off excess traffic in the West Los Angeles area.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2025
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The once-leafy thoroughfares known as the Alphabet Streets now look like a nuclear bomb detonated at the Chase bank in the nearby shopping village.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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The city will run its Friday, Jan. 10 routes on Saturday, Jan. 11, according to a page on the city’s website.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Jan. 2025
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Shorter runs, like one-star and zero-star, demand constant perfection amid routes that have been hyper optimized over time by others.—
Patricia Hernandez,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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In the landscape of a story, fact checkers’ trails can often be followed along a path of hedges and denials, but an elegant fix may render the footwork behind it invisible.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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Roughly 37,000 people in the path of the Palisades Fire were ordered to leave their homes in the cities of Calabasas, Malibu and Los Angeles, law enforcement and fire officials said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Florida native’s two career IndyCar wins have both come on street circuits (Long Beach, Nashville – 2023) and the 2021 INDY NXT by Firestone Series Champion made it to Victory Circle in his debut INDY NXT race on the iconic 14-turn Florida street course.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the target customer is young people who are active in a street community and seek out the store for its refined, exclusive selection of the world’s top footwear brands, from running sneakers to lifestyle shoes, technical footwear and more.—
Andrea Onate,
WWD,
14 Jan. 2025
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Video along the Pacific Coast Highway showed widespread destruction of homes and businesses along the famed roadway.—
Jaimie Ding,
TIME,
8 Jan. 2025
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But then a nearby elementary school caught fire, sending flames dancing onto the roadway and forcing her to turn her car around.—
Jacey Fortin,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Byway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byway. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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