cement
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The Canadian goods facing new 50% U.S. tariffs as of early Saturday include construction materials such as cement, paints, plywood, medium-density fiberboard and particle board.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Wine, hockey sticks and cement are among the Canadian goods facing fresh 50% tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The latest duties hit about 5.5 percent of Canadian goods entering the United States, or some $20 billion worth of products ranging from hockey sticks to cement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
They impact some $20 billion worth of goods, or 5.5 percent of Canadian exports to the United States, targeting products ranging from hockey sticks to cement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
“That will do you,” he said, dumping out the rest of the water into the cement trough attached to the well.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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This comes at a time when Beijing is polishing its image abroad as it cements its role as a global power.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
“His insistence on color saturation is something that really informs his work for ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ and it’s really that movie that cements his reputation as one of the masters of scenic art.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
BNP Paribas analyst Moses Sutton wrote after the deal that it cements “Nextpower as the all-around way for investors to play AI-supported solar + storage growth.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
That measure cements the top three income brackets on taxpayers making more than $360,000, with a top rate of 13.3% on millionaires—and all of its revenue would have to go to education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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But much of her legacy was cemented long before she died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Moynihan has since cemented his hold on the bank, with a turnaround that stabilized and de-risked the bank after the 2008-09 financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Islam Makhachev cemented his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world with a commanding victory over Ian Machado Garry to defend his welterweight title at UFC 330 in Philadelphia.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
But it was Jones's subsequent career as a radio talkback host that cemented his influence in Australian public life.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
And then I cemented the whole thing together with four words: “What do I care?”
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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As the full-time whistle blew, cementing Spain's victory, the pair could be seen embracing on the pitch.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
This show, also named “Disneyland,” was so compelling that nearly half of the country tuned in weekly, cementing the park, films and characters in America’s collective psyche.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Most notably, Hunter agreed that he could not appeal the court’s ruling cementing his guilty verdict.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
In 2005, In-Q-Tel, the CIA's venture arm, began investing in Palantir, cementing its link with the US national security universe.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The trapped worked perfectly, cementing TimeStar’s back to it.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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