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brick

noun as in block

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However, as news of Ms Jarrett’s death spread and anger grew, some of community began to react violently, attacking the police with bottles and bricks.

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By the time I stepped into the brick storefront on the pop-up’s last day, the caps and essays were long gone, but the space was still crowded for a Tuesday afternoon.

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But the onslaught of news landed “like a ton of bricks” in the frustrated community.

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The next few years were spent moving between Pakistan and Afghanistan where he says he was mostly attending religious schools, making bricks and selling vegetables.

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As a result, entire streets remain lined by shattered houses with yards covered by heaps of the city’s famous red bricks and torn-up trees.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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