asphalt

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Ordinary people had borrowed money to buy stocks because they believed they were a sure thing, and there was no safety net upon which they could fall, except the cold, hard asphalt of the streets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

It is sanctioned by the US for Iran-related trade and many of its past trips to the Gulf had been to Iran, picking up Iranian bitumen and asphalt to ship to Asia.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Project costs haven’t been revised higher yet, he said, but with the increased prices of fuel and materials like asphalt, that could soon change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

They left a lot of stuff behind, piled on the asphalt, promised to come back for it tomorrow, and if they weren’t back by then, I guess just throw it away.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

But there was something about that city, with its white marble and black asphalt, crusted with history, ablaze in traffic lights, that showed me I could admire the past without being silenced by it.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover