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  • proper noun in Canada A street in Toronto where many banks and other financial institutions are based.
  • proper noun Canada, by analogy Financial interests in Canada, especially in Toronto.

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Examples

  • Shopping: The neighborhood's retail strips have mostly small, independent shops, including the Every Thing Goes Book Cafe and Neighborhood Stage, on Bay Street, which is operated by a local collective and sells used books, music, serves coffee and hosts performances.

    More Commuters, Artists Find St. George Melanie Lefkowitz 2011

  • A small SUV struck the mother's car on the passenger side in the westbound lanes of Bay Street, which is located near the Emerald Queen Casino, Fulghum said.

    The News Tribune Blogs 2010

  • Each week my friends and I ventured into San Francisco and hit the Tower Records store on Columbia and Bay Street with hopes of buying a hot new record... or cassette or 8 track... whichever we could afford.

    Joseph Vella: Keeping Time with Bill Evans Joseph Vella 2011

  • The crowds centered midmorning in the financial district of the city, home to the country's main stock exchange and the headquarters of Canada's biggest banks, clustered around Bay Street.

    Protests Turn Violent in Rome Stacy Meichtry 2011

  • Situated in the northeast section of San Francisco, between Columbus Avenue and Telegraph Hill, Broadway and Bay Street, is North Beach, the traditionally Italian neighborhood that prides itself on being old-fashioned, having instituted legislation to keep out chain stores and skyscrapers.

    Where To Eat In North Beach 2010

  • Situated in the northeast section of San Francisco, between Columbus Avenue and Telegraph Hill, Broadway and Bay Street, is North Beach, the traditionally Italian neighborhood that prides itself on being old-fashioned, having instituted legislation to keep out chain stores and skyscrapers.

    Where To Eat In North Beach 2010

  • Situated in the northeast section of San Francisco, between Columbus Avenue and Telegraph Hill, Broadway and Bay Street, is North Beach, the traditionally Italian neighborhood that prides itself on being old-fashioned, having instituted legislation to keep out chain stores and skyscrapers.

    Where To Eat In North Beach 2010

  • Murphy Davis, Bay Street artistic director with Sybil Christopher, said they read the play some years ago and wanted to stage it, but perhaps they were thinking, this is genteel Sag Harbor.

    Regina Weinreich: David Mamet's Romance at Bay Street: A Review 2010

  • This one was located on Victory Boulevard just south of Bay Street.

    Kevin Walsh: Direct and to the Point 2009

  • Unions now must have the foresight and solidarity to develop strike and defense funds well in advance that are substantial enough to respond when corporations waltz up to Wall Street or Bay Street or the equivalent financial district in any major city in the world and nab the loan they want to smash a union.

    Leo W. Gerard: Unions Battle New Age Robber Barons 2008

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