bricks

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After my grandfather was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in 2009, I have watched the little path that leads to his tombstone go from a muddy dirt trail to neatly paved with bricks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

On the floor in front of the mural, broken bricks and concrete slabs are piled up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Two teenage sisters from Gaza have won an environmental award for turning rubble into reusable bricks, saying they wanted to "turn destruction into something useful".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The memes imitate a form we associate with Lego without using actual bricks or the company’s logo.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Either the loaves failed to rise or else they puffed up absurdly and turned hard as bricks.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood