asphalt
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Project costs haven’t been revised higher yet, he said, but with the increased prices of fuel and materials like asphalt, that could soon change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
They left a lot of stuff behind, piled on the asphalt, promised to come back for it tomorrow, and if they weren’t back by then, I guess just throw it away.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
What the pair found was a desert highway that rolls up and down, like an asphalt serpent, with deadly blind peaks and treacherous hidden troughs.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The fire on Jan. 22, believed to have been set by a homeless person, took out wooden framing below an asphalt bridge connecting access to a parking lot, making it unusable for safety reasons.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
I made the turn onto Dock Square, past the candy store with the taffy pull in the window, and then the asphalt turned to granite slabs as I made my way onto T Wharf.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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