cement
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Its three open-spandrel arches were made using Portland cement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He allegedly slept on the cement floor of a cell and told reporters that he was “not doing well.”
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
They also substituted bamboo biochar for cement at concentrations of 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
After regaining consciousness, Berriff said his "mouth was full of all this cement gunge stuff".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The boy was by now so full of cake he was like a sackful of wet cement and you couldn't have hurt him with a sledge-hammer.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
His landmark concert at Wembley further cements his status as a global star.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
This comes at a time when Beijing is polishing its image abroad as it cements its role as a global power.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
“His insistence on color saturation is something that really informs his work for ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ and it’s really that movie that cements his reputation as one of the masters of scenic art.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
When a high number of people admire a luxury company, even if they can’t afford to own its goods, it cements its value as a status symbol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Both cemented their careers at the firm within its investment banking division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
An added appeal was the fact he is English, and had cemented his position in the national team.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Appreciate a music legend’s legacy: Dolly Parton got her start in Nashville as a country star, but she cemented her status as a global icon by courting pop fans.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
Bob cemented his name into the Barbie lore on his fourth design for Barbie, in 1992.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
It was that night that cemented our friendship.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
Third-party agents still lack access to data on Amazon’s inventory, further cementing the e-commerce giant’s edge.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Houthis have been cementing their hold on the Bab Al-Mandab strait, a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia that has been used as an alternative to Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
City defender Nico O'Reilly succeeds Morgan Rogers as men's young player of the year, with the versatile 21-year-old cementing his place in the starting XI.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
And she did all this while cementing her legacy as one of the most influential and successful pop stars of all time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Technically, they were still Witchlings until their circle was sealed, cementing them as a true coven.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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