mortar
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The munitions, both German and French, consist mainly of mortar shells, along with some high-explosive anti-tank shells.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The probe targets companies including Cemex and Sika over chemicals used in cement, concrete and mortar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
She said: "One day I just researched it and found out there wasn't a single bricks and mortar one in the entire UK and thought, 'that's crazy. That needs to change'."
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The only way to preserve our republic is to strengthen the pillars of our present with the mortar of our past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
But these marginalia contradicted the text, because the ivy was silently eating away at the mortar between the stones and would one day bring the walls down.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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