concrete

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On a rock overhang near his settlement, Salim Joseph, a 48-year-old Hadzabe community leader, watches workers pour concrete and install wire panels at a new school below.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Outside the administration, some private-sector analysts are already debating what such discussions might ultimately produce and whether more concrete crisis-management mechanisms could eventually follow, such as an AI hotline for communication between high-level leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Dadkhodai noted that parents worked alongside rescue teams, fueled by a desperate hope that their children might still be alive beneath the concrete.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The United States is looking for "concrete actions" by Iraq's next prime minister to distance the state from pro-Iran armed groups before resuming financial shipments and security aid, a senior official said Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

At the end of the walkway, concrete steps disappeared into the choppy gray storm surge, leading down to the second-and first-floor apartments.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz