Main Street
noun
1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
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Located at 95 Main Street, the generously sized 2185-square-foot store isn’t so much about shoes or art, but rather about storytelling.
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Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Having grown up in a small rural community in Sycamore, Ill., where the dentist’s office was literally on Main Street, Rucks grew up understanding the power of dentistry.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The event’s current location is along Jackson Avenue from Ewing Street to Main Street.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
And word on Main Street is that the engines will run backward in one direction.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
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Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Having grown up in a small rural community in Sycamore, Ill., where the dentist’s office was literally on Main Street, Rucks grew up understanding the power of dentistry.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The event’s current location is along Jackson Avenue from Ewing Street to Main Street.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
And word on Main Street is that the engines will run backward in one direction.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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