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as in region
a broad geographical area the urban corridor along the state's eastern coast is considerably more liberal than the rural areas to the west

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as in hallway
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the long, sterile corridors give the government building a forbidding air

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Recent Examples of corridor The affair has gripped Israelis because Qatar, a country that many view as a patron of Hamas, and which has no formal diplomatic ties to Israel, appears to have penetrated the highest corridors of power. Tia Goldenberg, Time, 3 Apr. 2025 This region may serve as a migration corridor for clouded leopards. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025 The military seized a strategic corridor along the border as well as the Rafah crossing with Egypt, Gaza's only gateway to the outside world that was not controlled by Israel. Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025 The corridor where Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee meet is the most likely place for these extreme totals. Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corridor
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Noun
  • As for the eight new emojis, Apple revealed that the iOS 18.4 update would introduce Apple Intelligence features and expand to new languages and regions.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date The Nintendo Switch 2 will be released on June 5, 2025 in the US and most regions around the world, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, the UK, and Europe.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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  • Connected to the main dining area is a long hallway leading to the bar.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • About 10 live German cockroaches were discovered around the facility, including in the kitchen, storage rooms and a shared hallway.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • Gaynes recommends applying it on the most intimate parts of the body: behind the knees, the crease at the elbow, the nape of the neck, and the small of the back.
    Venus Wong, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Hot flashes are a sudden feeling of warmth that most often affects the face, neck and chest and can cause sweating, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • Large open passageways to the living room on the right and the home study on the left add to the sense of space visitors experience in the entry hall, as do the first floor’s nine-foot ceilings.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Additionally, blocking highways, sidewalks or any passageways that are accessible to the public — especially emergency routes—is prohibited, and doing so can lead to felony charges.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • The wild card will be where President Trump and key MAGA influencers land.
    Stef W. Kight, Axios, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Indeed, materials excavated from their land have been used to build Naples’ Piazza del Plebiscito and revive the city’s bustling streets into the industrial boom.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • In May, United will begin Dulles-Dakar service: Next year, the airport will open a 14-gate $700 million concourse for United.
    Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Jenny Craig Pavilion seats 5,100, a slight increase, but has more concession stands, more bathrooms, a bigger concourse and all chairback seats.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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