asphalt
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"It doesn't help to have asphalt that is coming off but data speaks for itself," Leclerc said.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Some are paved with asphalt and host more than a dozen buildings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Monte Carlo Liquors & Steak House is a lone brick island in a large asphalt lot that sits just over 100 feet from the Central Avenue Bridge that stretches over the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Ordinary people had borrowed money to buy stocks because they believed they were a sure thing, and there was no safety net upon which they could fall, except the cold, hard asphalt of the streets.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
He veered across an asphalt playground, vaulted over a seesaw, and dodged through a swing set.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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