roadside
Americannoun
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roadsides
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adjective
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An Indiana group is now pitching that idea directly to Illinois drivers via a roadside billboard near the state border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt which bears evidence of a roadside repair, Karl - sporting a grey beard - appears in the car park of a Belgian railway station.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The rest, we can dump at one of our many overflowing roadside rest stops.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
When AFP visited last month, street vendors were catering to data centre workers on their lunchbreak near a roadside banner calling for "promoting high-quality development", a government tech policy catchphrase.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
By the roadside stood another sign that warned of death, the letters faded with the years.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
American roadsides and strip malls are stocked with retailers offering competitive pricing and an aversion to soft lighting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
But it said it had recorded "noticeable knock-on effects" of the new ban, including more people parking on roadsides and lay-bys overnight.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
In the new study, researchers conducted a large-scale survey of populations of genetically engineered canola living along roadsides in North Dakota, repeating a survey they initially conducted in 2010.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
Some carcasses would remain where they fall, while those closer to Avalon and roadsides would be removed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
The town fathers of a thousand communities lend willing ears to the chemical salesman and the eager contractors who will rid the roadsides of “brush” — for a price.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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