concrete block

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They are still demanding answers over the key question surrounding the crash: why was there a concrete block at the end of the runway, despite international aviation safety guidelines?

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

On Monday night, Karimi’s house in the Tehran suburb of Lavasan was seized by the authorities, with a large concrete block placed at its entrance.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022

Firefighters have chiselled through a concrete block to rescue a fox cub after it became trapped between a garage and stone wall.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2022

The space was still a work in progress, with raw concrete block walls and the dome’s reinforcements still showing.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2022

And looking around the room, I remember thinking that my reading differences were like dragging a concrete block around every day, and how I felt sorry for myself.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt