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routes

  • plural
    of route.
    route
    noun
    a course, way, or road for passage or travel.
  • present tense form
    of route (3rd person singular).
    route
    noun
    a course, way, or road for passage or travel.

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In 2018, data published by Strava made it possible to identify military sites and soldiers' routes, notably in Afghanistan and Syria.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Globalization is unwinding, and competition over natural resources, trade routes and technology are taking its place.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Community members are concerned the closure will increase traffic in residential areas not along the designated detour routes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Alternative export routes are helping offset the disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Fuller understood that there are two routes to power in America—money and people—and dollars were in short supply in the neighborhoods he was trying to organize.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson