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She was initially banned from politics for five years but an appeals court this year paved the way for her to run in the 2027 election to succeed President Emmanuel Macron.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Then, in 2018, a law authored by McGuire paved the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
"His tenacity and scientific vision has paved the way for a new kind of astronomy."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The original’s success paved the way for a surge in shows centering Black life in America, including “Living Single,” “Moesha” and “Martin.”
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
She looked out not upon a moat teeming with monsters or guards marching back and forth, but on streets indifferently paved with cobblestones.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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