sidewalk
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She advised a customer about treating a bug bite, helped a man wire money and cajoled a city worker about getting a sidewalk repair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Wall Street Journal editor John Bussey was standing on the sidewalk near the office that morning when the first plane hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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
Walk heel-to-toe on the sidewalk to the curb and back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
I go the way Babs pointed, and it takes me to the sidewalk by the front of the shop.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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
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
I recently was walking along 41st Street near the New York Public Library in Manhattan, where the sidewalks are inset with bronze plaques highlighting the power of words.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sanitation crews cleared the streets and sidewalks of trash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
There were no green patches and few sidewalks.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
