paved

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Probation officials contend the water bottle ban is common practice and consistent with state law, but the lawsuit alleges it paved the way for the overdoses last April.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

They paved the way for the reinvention of the stock market—and the creation of runaway wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Closing the probe paved the way for the Senate to approve Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as the Fed chairman.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

He found a city rebuilding itself: a functioning airport, paved roads some lined with restaurants and street lighting keeping once-feared neighbourhoods alight after dark.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

All the foliage was neatly trimmed, in bright, beautiful colors, the roads devoid of even one small weed and paved in fancy yellow brick that began down by the waterfront.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega