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pavement

[payv-muhnt] / ˈpeɪv mənt /
NOUN
blacktop
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And the first ad for it returns to familiar tropes of auto advertising, with a handsome driver, wet pavement and the cars on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Michaela Boor did not make it off the pavement.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The interviewees who didn’t want to be filmed are played by actors, including executive producer Emma Thompson wedged between an undercarriage and pavement as the unidentified van protester.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

People sitting on the pavement hugged their knees, dropping their heads as they listened to the pope's voice echo across the Champs Elysees.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Alex said the nature trail would be easier on my leg than pavement, so my plan is to walk to campus and start jogging once I’m on the trail.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Potential applications include concrete pavements, highway parapet walls, and sewer pipelines.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

A giant guitar sculpture dominates the central square, guitar murals adorn walls and pavements and even the rubbish bins are shaped like guitars.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

You note that California’s new tire regulations are “perilous” because they may increase stopping distances on wet pavements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Paris was one of the first cities to adopt e-scooters, but growing concern about dangerous driving and obstructing pavements led to for-hire e-scooters being outlawed.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The procession left the brush huts and entered the stone and plaster city where the streets were a little wider and there were narrow pavements beside the buildings.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck




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