pavement
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Former California state Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg has been pounding the pavement, trying to encourage voters to support Proposition 37 on ballots statewide.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
And the first ad for it returns to familiar tropes of auto advertising, with a handsome driver, wet pavement and the cars on the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Dozens of tributes including cards, flowers, candles, teddy bears and pink and blue star-shaped balloons have been laid on the pavement next to the cordon.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The projects include replacing pavement with trees and landscaping, creating outdoor learning areas and improving playgrounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
It’s so quiet when she slips away, I can hear her footsteps, soft shuffles on the pavement.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Potential applications include concrete pavements, highway parapet walls, and sewer pipelines.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
"The pavements and public spaces are occupied. It's a real challenge," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
On a street in Ivory Coast's economic capital, Abidjan, municipal officers were in pursuit of informal vendors who had set up their stalls on the pavements and, in some cases, the roads.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
You note that California’s new tire regulations are “perilous” because they may increase stopping distances on wet pavements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
People walked along the streets as if the pavements hadn’t all crumbled beneath their feet.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
