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paving

[pey-ving] / ˈpeɪ vɪŋ /


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It was a fortunate success, as it allowed him to make his debut in the Portuguese Cup with a goal - paving the way for the fantastic career that followed.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

The lawsuit delayed the roundup, also known as a gather, but in February a U.S. magistrate judge ruled in favor of the government, paving the way for it to move forward.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that he would step down, paving the way for an internal election within the ruling Labour Party to appoint the next prime minister.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

The addition of heavy landscape planters and thick paving stone on the pool deck in the 1990s further stressed the building, adding tons of uncalculated deadweight to the deficient slab.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

“Doesn’t everything,” he says, “die at last and too soon? Who would not be honored to fall? To be a paving stone on the road to final victory?”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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 floor of the first row is covered with schist pavings from Beauchamps laid in 1969.

From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie



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