sidewalk
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Her son Victor, 11, plopped onto the sidewalk to read his Imagination Library edition of "Llama Llama Red Pajama," a family favorite.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
But many of his projects are again succumbing to time, with chunks of pediment falling to the sidewalk.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It’s been galvanizing to hear cheers on the sidewalk and realize that a crowd has been watching a match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Seated on the overpass on a swelteringly hot day, the 32-year-old said he picked his particular strip of sidewalk for the shade it gets from the elevated 110 Freeway carpool lane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Sounds miserable,” he says, and we set off down the sidewalk, side by side.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Nearly a quarter of U.S. children live in a neighborhood without a park or playground, and a similar share lack sidewalks or walking paths, according to recent federal data from the CDC.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Walking around may require navigating steep inclines or stairwell-like sidewalks, but over the past century the city has developed a unique transit system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
For a time, the internet did put a Band-Aid on this problem, bringing isolated communities together and providing the sort of crosstalk they couldn’t hear on the abandoned sidewalks of gated developments.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Water appeared to rise over the sidewalks before crews managed to stop the deluge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Republicans and Democrats alike had tackled the problem at state and local levels, investing in healthy living, building more sidewalks and community gardens—a proof point that there was common political ground to be explored.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
