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pavement

[peyv-muhnt] / ˈpeɪv mənt /
NOUN
blacktop
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Police effectively asked Google to look through a vast archive of human movement and identify which lives intersected with a particular patch of pavement at a particular moment in time.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Another clip, filmed from a car driving north along Golders Green Road, shows the suspect chasing after a man on the pavement.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

It was all quiet and business as usual, except for the roaring trucks that were spraying foamy "detergent" on the pavement.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Any insurance policy would also have exclusions such as a rider cycling on the pavement.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

My socks stretch and rip on the pavement.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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