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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Fuller alerted residents in her memo that the city is allowing red and green paint between the white lines in crosswalks and that fire hydrants can be painted in the colors.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
Nico Hülkenberg, who advanced to Q2, was summoned to see the stewards for allegedly exceeding track limits — when all four tires cross the white line surrounding the racing surface — in Q1.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
That little white line there makes all the difference.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
Three years removed from the Mariners, Jones is no longer stuck outside the white lines.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
Nico Hülkenberg, who advanced to Q2, was summoned to see the stewards for allegedly exceeding track limits — when all four tires cross the white line surrounding the racing surface — in Q1.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
That little white line there makes all the difference.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
Three years removed from the Mariners, Jones is no longer stuck outside the white lines.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
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“White line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20line. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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