roadside
Americannoun
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roadsides
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adjective
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Protesters in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway and set fire to roadside debris, but were later cleared by police.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
On the drive, the device closely tracked roadside speed limit signs, though in one case it took a few seconds to switch from a 65 mph to a 45 mph zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
One neighbor, Sarajane Schwartz, then-president of the Hollywoodland Homeowners Assn., worried the roadside improvement would “act as a huge magnet for even more tourists.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 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
They would come around a curve and out of that golden mist they would see a shadowy figure by the roadside, arm out, one thumb up.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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
Today, the company says almost half of its shops are now in alternative locations such as petrol forecourts, roadsides, transport hubs, retail parks, supermarkets, universities and hospitals.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
I first noticed them while driving away from Antonito, Colo. They didn’t fan out across fields but clustered on roadsides, like the weeds that grow alongside Southern California freeways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
The irony of this all-out chemical assault on roadsides and utility rights-of-way is twofold.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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