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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

County officials signaled interest in rebuilding in fire zones with natural materials, such as adobe, but advocates say their policies make it nearly impossible.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

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

The Torres’ home was an old, pink-painted adobe building, which Lupita’s father had enlarged with corrugated iron panels.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty




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