concrete block
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They are still demanding answers over the key question surrounding the crash: why was there a concrete block at the end of the runway, despite international aviation safety guidelines?
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
“It was my refuge, my place of peace,” said Rodriguez, 50, who along with her husband used their life savings to build the home block by concrete block.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
Homes of concrete block complete with fences, pools and even a dock have been illegally built inside the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2022
Firefighters have chiselled through a concrete block to rescue a fox cub after it became trapped between a garage and stone wall.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2022
I could see a connecting tunnel to the left, the blue haze of fluorescent lights showing through the window in a concrete block building.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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