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brick

[brik] / brɪk /
NOUN
block
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If feasible, the developers agreed to reuse a six-story brick masonry building on 4th Street, dating to the early 1900s, that is no longer used to chill goods.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

At one school in Hampshire, "brick" or "dumb" phones are the only devices allowed, which can only be used to call or text and have very limited internet access.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Located on Main Street in an 1897 brick building, this inn, restaurant and saloon originally served as a boardinghouse for Homestake Gold Mine miners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Swaine ran up against a brick wall — until he found a whistleblower who had a cache of documents.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

I turned to see him pointing above the door, where a familiar black camera was mounted to the red brick.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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