Why is on and above used in the following sentence, rather than on or above alone?
But foreign policy statements are made all the time on and above the sidewalks of New York.
-- Bright Lights that Mask the Darkness (New York Times)
And why, more generally, does Google Search show 362,000 results for "on and above", almost as if there is no overlap in meaning and usage between these prepositions?
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