concrete
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It’s a flow of squeaking of tennis shoes and the pitter-patter of the ball hitting the concrete court until either Klugo or Chung scores.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Managers can elicit more meaningful feedback by asking specific, open-ended questions to anchor responses in concrete behaviors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Zidane, a second-generation Algerian immigrant raised in the concrete high rises of northern Marseille, was the talisman and face of a multi-cultural Les Bleus team that finally delivered the globe's biggest footballing prize.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
AFP journalists saw rescue dogs and their handlers scour the pile of broken concrete and jagged metal bars.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
I’ve been disassembled, my insides on the cold concrete porch.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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