concrete

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Using computer models, the scientists then created 16 types of concrete "tiles" with different ridge heights and patterns that reflected the range of shapes found in natural reefs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

“There is one concrete thing we can do: Stand together, get trained to be an effective witness, show up when we can.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Instead, eventgoers roamed a largely empty convention center with bare concrete walls void of pink and glitter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The trove of fossils found during the museum’s expansion gets a fitting tribute in a 75,000 square-meter swath of concrete on the plaza scored with ropelike patterns, paw prints and serpent-like shapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

But right now he wanted something a lot more substantial than a cell phone to hold on to: a phone rooted in concrete, maybe.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix