roadside
Americannoun
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roadsides
plural
adjective
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Signs quickly piled up at his roadside memorial blaming Bustillos for the chain of events and telling other drivers to slow down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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
He was subjected to a roadside breath test, which returned a negative result.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
We went a couple slow, dark miles without seeing another vehicle or any welcoming roadside establishment.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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
With stronger gusts you can end up with very deep areas of snow piled against roadsides, houses or anything that is facing the wind.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
And while the virus is less lethal in cows than birds, dead cows and calves have piled up along roadsides in Tulare County, with farmers and veterinarians reporting mortality rates far higher than expected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2024
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
Groups of fleeing people, carrying their belongings in knotted blankets, waited on the roadsides and begged for rides.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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