pave
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By making smart money choices now, young people may pave a smoother road toward financial security and independence in the future.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
These capabilities could pave the way to virtually real-time satellite surveillance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Although large-scale mining has yet to begin, companies and governments are awaiting international rules that could pave the way for extraction.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
A bill currently under consideration in the California Legislature would pave the way for the hundreds of officers from other states to help police the 2028 Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
“It may seem silly to draw a picture, but it’s the simple things that pave the road for the rest of it.”
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
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It is disengagement—not the disciplinary label—that paves the road to the child eventually ending up in the justice system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Also, if a formal deal paves the way for Brent crude oil to “settle say nearer $80 a barrel, Australian dollar can see more topside, towards US$0.7100,” the head of FX strategy says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
"By enabling robust nonreciprocal quantum synchronization, our research paves the way for realizing more reliable quantum processors and protected quantum resources," comments Lai.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
While much of this field is still theoretical, Google says Willow incorporates key "breakthroughs" and "paves the way to a useful, large-scale quantum computer".
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
And that paves the way to progress—or the reverse.
From A Grammar of Freethought by Cohen, Chapman
State officials estimated the costs at $4,100 per acre of paved or impermeable surface for those that decide to help fund local stormwater projects, and said the costs for other options could be considerably higher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The first time that the race went up there, back in 1952, the road up the 21 switchbacks wasn’t even paved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
SpaceX has paved the way for the space industry to flourish, and its initial public offering drove investment to new heights.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
It also paved the way for the exit of manager Graham Taylor, whose verdict on his team’s dismal performance was captured by a documentary film crew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Throughout his life, Bell created many other inventions, including those that paved the way for the development of airplanes and phonograph records.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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The energy major said that it would market the business to potential buyers, paving the way to end oil production in its home country after 60 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Nowadays, the Buffalo product stands on the other side of the street, paving the way for the next generation as one of the league’s older stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
From a military perspective, tensions have been raised another notch by the deal announced on Wednesday, paving the way for US firms to help Saudi Arabia develop its own domestic civil nuclear power programme.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
In 2019, the Supreme Court awarded the disputed site for construction of the temple, paving the way for a huge fundraising drive across the country to finance the project.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
The paving stones under my bare feet were warm and smooth as I leaped from one to the other, silently counting them like Monopoly spaces all the way to the garage.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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