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  • Along Tripoli Road, the main east-west thoroughfare leading to the downtown square that has been the focus of intense, two-week fighting, the asphalt was chewed by tank treads.

    Rebels Struggle to Regroup Against Confident Regime Margaret Coker 2011

  • But the contemporary interest in east-west conflict and how empires collapse has brought new readers to major reassessments of Byzantium's historical significance and helped to extend the study of the "barbarian" forces that sought to bring down empires.

    The Glories of Byzantium Judith Herrin 2011

  • Interestingly, Schulze Vineyards has a few east-west running rows that saw little to no damage at all from the hail.

    Bryan Calandrelli 2009

  • Remember that rock ledge right at the top on the north side, where the road curved from east-west to north-south and then back to east-west as it descended to Avon Old Farms restaurant?

    More salvos in the fake war on Christmas! « Dating Jesus 2009

  • Interestingly, Schulze Vineyards has a few east-west running rows that saw little to no damage at all from the hail.

    Niagara Escarpment Wines 2009

  • The money will also re-align the three tennis courts from east-west to face north-south to reduce sunlight glare issues.

    2009 July | Zeeshan Hamid 2009

  • In reality, plenty of people use it and would use it even more if service was more plentiful, connected north-south as well as east-west routes, etc.

    Matthew Yglesias » Transit in St. Louis 2009

  • For anyone who's ever been stuck at Chicago O'Hare or Houston Intercontinental Airport during inclement weather, the new airline will be able to re-route east-west traffic across the other hub if one is paralyzed by snow, ice, hurricanes, or thunderstorms – assuming there are open seats on flights transiting through the alternate hub.

    How the Continental-United merger will affect business travelers 2010

  • Thanks to ample Colorado sunshine and the relative narrowness of the facility's wings—each just 60 feet wide and positioned on an east-west axis—so much sunlight floods into the building that overhead lights are rarely needed.

    Lessons Learned Stephanie Simon 2011

  • Those that remain are faced with one cast-iron legacy of the east-west split.

    Quiet epitaph to industry: a typical East German town 2011

  • Traffic within a company's network is referred to as "east-west" traffic.

    Service Meshes: Good Idea for a Tiny Few? Matthew Reinbold 2023

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