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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

He’s even selfishly hoarded toilet paper in his fancy adobe estate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

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

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025

Pedersen had connected with Loescher, the architect, and was getting fired up about the possibility of rebuilding with adobe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025

The house with the green shutters was more valuable, but Mom had chosen the adobe house.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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