brick
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He also criticised delays within the compensation system, saying even straightforward claims could take years to progress and that victims were often left "banging your head against the brick wall".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The school is six stories, with an exterior of green-glazed brick to nod at tradition while conveying difference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Video of the fire aftermath on Sunday showed scores of homes burned to the ground, with only their brick fireplaces and foundations remaining, while other houses nearby escaped practically unscathed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
In collaboration with artist Niki Haas, the space features elegant marble furnishings while its exterior is classic brick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
He waves his hand, and the brick wall parts open like sliding doors, letting the train through into a tunnel, and the wall slams shut behind us.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Rescuers formed human chains to remove bricks and masonry, stopping every few minutes to listen for signs of life from those trapped below.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Early mixed-media pieces that combine articles of clothing and faux bricks feel unpolished, and other sculptures—oversize ice pops and a spring-mounted playground unicorn—are as superficial as his more iconic paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Swansea Bay Health Board recommended using stones, bricks or a dedicated stand to prevent heat transferring to the sand.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
"We knew from the behaviour of the hospital in 2016 - and it's not the hospital, not the bricks and mortar - but the people," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Summer,” he said to me once, “drop some of them bricks you keep hauling around with you. Life just ain’t that heavy.”
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
An Australian library has welcomed home a book roughly 150 years overdue after it was discovered inside a tea crate bricked into a sealed fireplace.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
But in the final minutes Tuesday, with Iowa refusing to bow out quietly, Yates bricked two critical free throws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Users affected by issues with the device have speculated that a faulty update from Sky could be the cause of "bricked" TVs.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
Meanwhile, Spotify is also dealing with a class-action suit from aggrieved subscribers who bought its beloved “Car Thing” audio gadget, all existing models of which will be bricked by the end of the year.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2024
Mother, Father, and I had one small room, with one small window, which was bricked up.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
During this summer of bricking, a few thoughts refused to leave me.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
Unless they agreed, users were blocked from access to the Roku menu and apps, essentially bricking their devices.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Is your smartphone inexplicably bricking whenever you try to open your favorite app?
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023
Three years later he was bricking under pressure again, going two for 13 to send the 2018 Warriors back to the Finals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
“He must have told her about the tunnel, because when I went by it this morning, the legionnaires were bricking it closed.”
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
