paving
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday allowing Italy's UniCredit bank to sell part of its Russian business, paving the way for it to draw down its presence in the country.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
On Tuesday, Paramount’s streaming chief Cindy Holland resigned, paving the way for Bloys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“He was a literal example of paving the way and showing that U.K. rap can take up space in music.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The state's high court denied the request, paving the way for the mistrial.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Instead of the usual display of gold-embossed spellbooks the size of paving slabs, there was a large iron cage behind the glass that held about a hundred copies of The Monster Book of Monsters.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
The team visually unified opposite sides of the street with pavings of red brick, which function as a visual bridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Building works take up a chunk of the stone pavings, where a raging fire in March in the parking lot below has de-stabilized the elegant place.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2012
Almost five inches of additional layers including concrete, waterproofing and pavings sat between the slab and the surface that residents walked on, according to a 2020 engineer’s report.
From Washington Post
From early morning the cobbled pavings clattered beneath the feet of multitudes wending their way to St. Peter's Square.
From Time Magazine Archive
The animal is useless for work upon hard roads or town pavings, and is of only limited utility for slow work upon soft lands.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
