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
On Monday night, Karimi’s house in the Tehran suburb of Lavasan was seized by the authorities, with a large concrete block placed at its entrance.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
In some of the city's concrete block hotels, usually packed only once a year by pilgrims, families have been found rooms, paid for by Jewish foundations.
From BBC ● May 8, 2022
“A concrete block for an Amazon headquarters on this terrain is egregious and obscene,” said Tauriq Jenkins, who leads about two dozen Indigenous groups opposed to the development.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2022
Like she’s dragging a concrete block around all of the time.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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