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paving stone

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noun

  1. a concrete or stone slab for paving

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mysterious Hebrew writing found by builders on a paving stone while renovating a home is essentially gibberish, a university academic has concluded.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

And every relationship leap is a paving stone leading to its action-heavy finale, "Hegemony," and the U.S.S.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023

Snyder designed sculptures, “The Seven Columns of the Temple of Wisdom”; a paving stone design, “Upright”; and a chair symbolizing the biblical throne of Solomon that is atop a bridge joining the complex’s two towers.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

“These are the units to measure the worth / Of this woman as a woman regardless of birth,” a paving stone underneath the sculpture reads.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Still facing us as his left foot steps back onto the orange paving stone.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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