down the road
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The rate-hike threat has quickly been kicked down the road.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Yet it was less of a homecoming than Khalaf hoped: Israeli troops were still stationed near his village, a few miles down the road from where he stood in Nabatieh’s central market.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
The New York Times reported that the biggest hurdle to a lasting peace deal, the issue of Iran’s nuclear program, will be pushed down the road to the next round of negotiations.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 14, 2026
“Back in the 18th century,” he says, “we were used to the idea of people just kind of coming down the road and staying over.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Autumn and I have somehow time traveled to the future and met someone we know down the road.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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