in the street
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People greet each other in the street as if they were villagers in the countryside, not residents of Ukraine’s biggest city, said Natalia Nahorna, who lives in Lukyanivka and is determined not to leave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
In Cabo San Lucas last month, a crowd rejoicing after Mexico’s victory over the Czech Republic rocked a car in the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
On this late-May evening in Mindelo, a city on the archipelago nation's Sao Vicente island, passersby who recognise the singer stop in the street to join the concert.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
In Boston, fans were allowed to drink in the street and put cones on statues.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Helena played on the stairs and in the street with the children who had moved into our building, and we saw Emilika most days, though she had stopped sleeping in my room.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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