cinder
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Beneath moss-covered cinder blocks, dilapidated stone markers, and a handful of headstones, more than 200 children who died in state custody between the 1870s and 1930s are buried.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
The daughter of a traveling salesman, Flores grew up modestly in the cinder block hills of Catia, a hardscrabble district of western Caracas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
His throne room is made of cinder blocks and has a dirt floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
It was later knocked down and in the demolition pictures, the way the cinder blocks were on the floor looked like a sculptural painting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
The janitor took pity on me and cleaned off the wall above my locker, even though I can still see the flecks of red crayon embedded in the crannies of the painted cinder blocks.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
Life savings, memories and livelihoods: all cinders within hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
"I've been relieved from the burden of my stuff because it's all in cinders."
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
Burning characters to cinders does little but to flatten colonialism into a fiery spectacle.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2024
As cinders rained around her, the woman tried to flag down people driving past for a ride.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
Hot cinders spit on me from the firebox.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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