white line
noun
: a band or edge of something white
especially
: a stripe painted on a road and used to guide traffic
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Below is our usual chart of house price increases (the grey bars, as reported by Nationwide) compared with what RICS members expect to happen in the next three months (the white line).
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John Stepek, Bloomberg.com, 13 June 2024
Each light has a white line on the road in front of it.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
Exits bounded by solid white lines are probably the easiest part of the road for the Tesla to navigate.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
The State Patrol’s crash analysis found that the skid marks from Curry’s car were to the right of the solid white line that separates the travel lane from the shoulder, and that the skid mark made by Dempsey’s bicycle when he was struck was near the center of the shoulder.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024
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John Stepek, Bloomberg.com, 13 June 2024
Each light has a white line on the road in front of it.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
Exits bounded by solid white lines are probably the easiest part of the road for the Tesla to navigate.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
The State Patrol’s crash analysis found that the skid marks from Curry’s car were to the right of the solid white line that separates the travel lane from the shoulder, and that the skid mark made by Dempsey’s bicycle when he was struck was near the center of the shoulder.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024
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“White line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20line. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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