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concrete

[kon-kreet, kong-, kon-kreet, kong-, kon-kreet, kong-] / ˈkɒn krit, ˈkɒŋ-, kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ-, kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ- /




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When AFP visited for the unveiling, riding in the vehicle was a smooth experience on the flat concrete roads of the test centre at Barneveld, central Netherlands.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 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

He always says the first thing he wants to recover when he's on the pitch is the feeling he had when playing on the concrete pitch in Rocafonda, a working-class neighbourhood in Mataro, Spain.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

“Instant flashback,” she says, describing how she sat right down on the concrete floor to page through them.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

The chunky chalk glides smoothly over the concrete and feels good.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

Piles of bricks, slabs of concretes and mounds of rubble, and on the wall that remains standing, a bright green door which now leads to nothing.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2022

The Swiss company said it also wants to expand its solutions and products business, which makes pre-cast concretes, roofing products, asphalt and dry mortars to 30% of its revenue.

From Reuters Nov. 18, 2021

The polymer concretes seem to be doing alright, too, so we can just … make more of those.

From Nature Jul. 7, 2020

They paint their pictures with essential oils, resinoids, concretes and absolutes, the building blocks of fragrance and flavor.

From Washington Post Nov. 4, 2019

Then Ella dragged Brigit to the Conjure Creole Creamery, where attendants pulled levers making decadent concretes and malted mischief milkshakes full of pralines and petit fours and pieces of pecan pie.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Inside the concreted blocks was an extraordinary cache of iron helmets.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

They were joined by a team of ground radar experts who scanned the heavily concreted property, assisting the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s with serving a search warrant at the home.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

Starting with Chinatown, earthen basements were concreted, concrete ones flooded with carbolic acid, walls washed with lye, streets asphalted, cesspools filled and decrepit dwellings demolished.

From Nature Apr. 23, 2019

Streets are gridlocked, property prices have jumped and lakes and open spaces concreted over.

From Reuters Sep. 15, 2016

There was a small concreted space in front of it that wasn’t a garden, a green Mini parked on the street.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

He added that nobody knows what might happen in that time, so Russian companies would not be "concreting over their oil-wells".

From BBC Jun. 9, 2022

The concreting of Houston’s green spaces removed key sponges for Harvey’s water, which sloshed into people’s homes.

From The Guardian May 20, 2019

According to him, construction workers used to be skilled in multiple aspects of the trade, but now the applicants he sees are specialized in specific categories, like framing, concreting or finishing, but not all three.

From Washington Times Apr. 29, 2017

The people behind Supurbia are quick to point out they have no intention of "garden-grabbing" or concreting over green spaces.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2014

In this manner the concreting was successfully carried on and the wing dam built high enough to keep high water out of the forebay.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers




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