concrete
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From dawn, crowds of pilgrims gathered in the valley of Mina, southeast of the holy city of Mecca, to throw pebbles at concrete pillars symbolising the devil.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
NextEra’s own acquisition history makes those obstacles concrete.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Thater and Govan both recall a long-ago discussion about Thater’s love of Zumthor’s work, and his use of concrete in Austria’s Kunsthaus Bregenz contemporary art museum.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
IGLOO, S. D.—Row upon row of concrete bunkers with steel blast doors peek up from the rolling grasslands—like hobbit holes for the apocalypse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
I only got about two inches off the ground, though, and then I landed right back on that concrete again.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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