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connection, coupling, join, joining, joint, jointure, juncture
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The government contended that an electrical junction box on Al-Shawaf’s property had malfunctioned, sparked and started the Mountain fire on July 15, 2013. — Los Angeles Times, "How a $30-million federal lawsuit was blown up over breakfast," 9 Aug. 2019 Two cars headed north on U.S. Highway 101 shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday were struck by bullets just south of the junction with San Miguel Canyon Road, said CHP Officer Jessica Madueno. — Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, "CHP looking for suspect after two cars hit by bullets near Prunedale," 21 July 2019 Farther west the Germans captured Allied forces already within 20 miles of junction that would choke off Gerbourg itself. — Houston Chronicle, "FIRST INVASION GOAL REACHED," 9 June 2019 The park is off Highway 53 just past the junction with Highway 29 at Lower Lake; (707) 279- 2267; www.andersonmarsh.org. — San Francisco Chronicle, "22 reasons to wander Lake County now," 5 Apr. 2018 The earlier connectome, published in 1986, examined each synapse—the junction between nerve cells. — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, "Worm Wiring Diagram May Help Us Understand Our Own Nervous System," 3 July 2019 While most of the production businesses are near the international border or Kearny Mesa, five are elsewhere: one is in the Midway District, one is in Logan Heights and three are near the junction of state Routes 15 and 94. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego finalizes locations for city’s marijuana supply chain," 28 June 2019 The secret to all-weather clothing, according to former MIT student Kranthi Vistakula, is Peltier plates, which can be used to warm you up or cool you down by sending an electric current across the junction between two different metals. — Pm Editors, Popular Mechanics, "110 Predictions For the Next 110 Years," 10 Dec. 2012 State Route 88 remains closed from Tortilla Flat to the junction of State Route 188 as crews works on the fire line, officials said Saturday. — Mike Cruz, azcentral, "Heat, gusty winds challenge Woodbury Fire crews, say fire officials," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'junction.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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