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in the street

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  1. see under on the street.


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Video the department shared on social media showed firefighters standing atop a mound of garbage in the street as paramedics stood by with a gurney.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

“We’re gonna be at their corporate offices, organizing, and we’re gonna be in the street, organizing,” said Kamau Franklin, the founder of Community Movement Builders, an activist group focused on Black communities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

He worked flashcards with Robinson and sometimes made his father line up in the street in front of their house just to commit certain plays and alignments to memory.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Jade said her nan was alerted by the smell of burning from the living room on Thursday afternoon and fled to join neighbours in the street who were also raising the alarm.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Grabbing their supplies and stuffing them into Otto’s backpack, they darted to where they’d laid their bikes in the street.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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