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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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The fire erupted Wednesday morning in Ventura County and, fueled by ferocious Santa Ana winds and dry conditions, quickly exploded in size and jumped a highway toward homes, forcing more than 10,000 people to evacuate.
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Esther Gonzalez’s body was found in a snowpack off a highway near Banning, California, on Feb. 10, 1979, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
The mattress detached as the truck changed lanes to the left side of the I-10 highway.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
That remained the case for much of the day as emergency crews began work following the 10 a.m. accident at the intersection where the two highways, 164 and 190, meet in the commercial district on the village's eastern edge.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Esther Gonzalez’s body was found in a snowpack off a highway near Banning, California, on Feb. 10, 1979, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
The mattress detached as the truck changed lanes to the left side of the I-10 highway.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
That remained the case for much of the day as emergency crews began work following the 10 a.m. accident at the intersection where the two highways, 164 and 190, meet in the commercial district on the village's eastern edge.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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