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Recent Examples of towpathTwenty miles of the towpath, between the Lock 39 and Botzum trailheads, reside inside the national park.—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024 The towpath that runs alongside the canal is a popular route for running, biking, or admiring the Georgetown architecture.—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024 Bonus: in early October, the New England aster wildflower blooms purple along the towpath trail, where in the 1800s mules pulled boats up and down the Erie Canal.—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024 Cyclists can pedal along the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage or the 185-mile towpath at C & O Canal Historic National Park.—Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for towpath
The northernmost portion of the path cuts through Macken Park before moving to the road as the park ends at Clark Ferguson Drive.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 July 2025
People have died in Kerr County and roads were flooding in Kerrville, a city of 25,000 people about 60 miles northwest of San Antonio, authorities said.
Some drove for hours to get there, while others simply walked in off the street.
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Rachel Pearson,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Haunted by an incident in Boston several years earlier, Tim seems content to walk around the darkened streets, ensuring the town’s small businesses are locked and secured.
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
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CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
These workers needed to get to work: the city’s first bicycle lanes were made by riders themselves by annexing strips of the horse tracks that were adjacent to the cobblestone roads.
Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.
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Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
Muddy Waters mural Stroll down the prominent downtown shopping thoroughfare of State Street near West Calhoun Place and glance up to see the godfather of Chicago blues, Muddy Waters, looking at the city.
But that doesn’t mean the club would avoid going that route if the player fits.
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LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
Should the Red Sox go that route to add the righty, Alex Cora could be looking at a legitimate (hypothetical) postseason rotation built to contend in October.
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