adobe
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Instead they encountered Hawikku, an adobe pueblo in what is now western New Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Eventually, however, the lush commons became something like adobe hills.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
Hackman was a lover of the arts and a painter himself, so he fit in well: Santa Fe is known for its iconic adobe architecture and is home to more than 250 galleries.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025
“Fortunately, we know a lot more about adobe than we did 50 years ago. It can be classified, tested and engineered just like any other building material.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
The main street was wide—with sun-bleached cars and pickups parked at an angle to the curb—but only a few blocks long, flanked on both sides with low, flat-roofed buildings made of adobe or brick.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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