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concrete

[kon-kreet, kong-, kon-kreet, kong-, kon-kreet, kong-] / ˈkɒn krit, ˈkɒŋ-, kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ-, kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ- /




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Stocks can “exist in euphoric conditions” until they have a concrete reason to fall, Chronert said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Its upper floors stand ripped open to the sky, concrete hangs in jagged slabs and a smoke-blackened staircase disappears into darkness.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The clamor of visiting children echoes outside the concrete structure while music plays deeper within the campus where couples ballroom dance in the sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The deal “will change things in a very concrete way,” Harnisch says, noting the complexity of trade flows across the southern Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The reactor is surrounded by a containment structure, a chamber of steel-reinforced concrete as much as 5 feet thick—strong enough to hold the contents of the reactor if the steel vessel fails.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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