concrete
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Farther up Main Street, planter boxes are falling apart, with tree roots snaking down the wall, uprooting concrete and auditioning for roles in a sequel to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Cryptocurrencies are fundamentally unsuitable for retirement accounts due to extreme volatility and the fact that they lack concrete underlying value.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Headlines out of the Middle East will likely continue be the market’s main driver until there are concrete details on the strait’s reopening.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Speaking to BBC Sport on Wednesday, Fury said he wants to fight Joshua next but nothing concrete has been decided.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
And with that, Miel took off on a low flight away from the slides, clearly a path he knew, because he stopped perfectly at the edge of the concrete.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing concrete
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