asphalt
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What the pair found was a desert highway that rolls up and down, like an asphalt serpent, with deadly blind peaks and treacherous hidden troughs.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The fire on Jan. 22, believed to have been set by a homeless person, took out wooden framing below an asphalt bridge connecting access to a parking lot, making it unusable for safety reasons.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
SUVs idle in the gravel shoulders, with camera cables snaking out of their doors and across the asphalt.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
These days, transforming the asphalt landscape into a sandy oasis takes about a week, with almost 900 tonnes of sand – that's about six blue whales or 70 double-decker buses – trucked in.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
By lunchtime, the blazing summer sun overhead left pockets of melted asphalt in the road and trickles of sweat down our backs.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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