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Its three open-spandrel arches were made using Portland cement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

He allegedly slept on the cement floor of a cell and told reporters that he was “not doing well.”

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Their approach targets a major environmental challenge: rising atmospheric CO2 levels driven in large part by fossil fuel use and cement production.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

He made his fortune in cement and sugar in Nigeria before expanding to 16 other African countries.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The ability to communicate with other prisoners through the cement walls was the only thing that kept him sane.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

His landmark concert at Wembley further cements his status as a global star.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

“The data cements the now-consensus view that the ECB will hold fire this month,” Claus Vistesen, chief eurozone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

The agreement sent to a judge late Friday cements a $530-million emergency hike in home insurance rates Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara negotiated with the insurer last summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 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

Venom began in Newcastle in 1978, formed by musicians from three other bands, but it was their second album - Black Metal released in 1982 - that cemented their status in the rock world.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

He cemented a reputation among friends and fellow investors as someone who would voice his concerns often and openly, including with those who didn’t share them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Appreciate a music legend’s legacy: Dolly Parton got her start in Nashville as a country star, but she cemented her status as a global icon by courting pop fans.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

Since then, data showing strong jobs creation and stubbornly high inflation have cemented expectations, with traders pricing a more than 90 percent chance board members choose to tighten monetary policy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

The look in Jonah’s eyes belie it though, and it shatters me a little more, knowing that in choosing to put myself first, I’ve cemented Jonah’s inability to do the same.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The Houthis have been cementing their hold on the Bab Al-Mandab strait, a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia that has been used as an alternative to Hormuz.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

On Friday, Microsoft’s stock notched its sixth straight session of gains — rising 6.7% over that multiday period, and cementing its longest winning streak since Oct.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

MacKenzie Scott—then MacKenzie Bezos—went on to help her then-husband Jeff Bezos launch Amazon, cementing her place as one of the world’s wealthiest and most generous women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

As the full-time whistle blew, cementing Spain's victory, the pair could be seen embracing on the pitch.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The trapped worked perfectly, cementing TimeStar’s back to it.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles