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I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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On the other side of the country, the head of the Washington state DOT has requested $150 million from the state legislature to address the shortcomings of legacy highways.
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David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
Two people who relatives say are the victim’s cousins have been charged in connection with the murder in Connecticut of an 18-year-old whose body was found wrapped in a comforter on a highway.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Most highways south and east of Denver were still closed late Friday, including I-70 east of Aurora to Kansas and southbound I-25 between Pueblo and New Mexico.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
Flooding also led to the closure of several highways.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
Two people who relatives say are the victim’s cousins have been charged in connection with the murder in Connecticut of an 18-year-old whose body was found wrapped in a comforter on a highway.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Most highways south and east of Denver were still closed late Friday, including I-70 east of Aurora to Kansas and southbound I-25 between Pueblo and New Mexico.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
Flooding also led to the closure of several highways.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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