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pave

verb as in cover with asphalt, concrete

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An epilogue explains that Kerr paved the way for MMA to become a much bigger sport, but this seems like a weak rationale for a picture that seems to have little reason to exist.

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A recent deal brokered between the two countries for the sale of a controlling stake in Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok to U.S. investors has paved the way for the series of high-level talks.

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Usually it is money well spent to pave the way for legitimate businesses.

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One of those counterproductive policies was slum clearance, which paved the way for public housing.

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Is the hope that this paves the way for a wider deployment in other areas of the U.S.?

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