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adobe

[uh-doh-bee] / əˈdoʊ bi /
NOUN
sun-dried brick
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Instead they encountered Hawikku, an adobe pueblo in what is now western New Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

Eventually, however, the lush commons became something like adobe hills.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2025

A wealthy resident, Bernhard Hoffmann, not only bought and restored the historic adobe Casa de la Guerra downtown, Rech said, but bought property next to it and built a complex of shops called El Paseo.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2025

What residents who want to rebuild with materials like adobe are left with is, largely, confusion.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2025

A sprinkler was going on Jim Hirsshom’s lawn; Bernabe accorded the office a lackluster birdie as he glided slowly by, pinned down now in the tourist traffic, all but immersed in adobe dust.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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