cement
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That near-death experience—and his survival—helped cement a folk-hero image now spilling into pop culture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
In California’s 2018 governor’s race, Trump’s endorsement of Republican businessman John Cox helped cement him as the GOP frontrunner and led to his second place finish in the primary election.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
It will also, of course, cement Musk, who is already worth some $817 billion, as history’s first-ever trillionaire.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Ana catches up with me on the long cement walkway that leads from the gym to the cafeteria.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing cement
Black and Gray
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Engineering - Introductory
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Civil Engineering
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