thoroughfare
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This bustling thoroughfare is filled with independent south Asian shops, cars, shoppers and a strong community spirit.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
A late-night operation also targeted the blockade of the capital Dublin's main thoroughfare O'Connell Street after multiple vehicles including tractors and lorries were removed.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
On Jinnah Avenue, the main commercial thoroughfare, rows of shops had their shutters drawn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
For activist Golshan Fathi, there was little sign of Nowruz on Gandhi Street, a commercial thoroughfare in north Tehran.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
At a thoroughfare near the University of Utah, he drove through a red light.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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