concrete

“While compacting the concrete aggregate base in advance of final street resurfacing, water began to pool at the surface toward the eastern edge of the work area,” the utility said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Their endorsed candidates win because they run lean, organized campaigns that talk directly to voters about concrete problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

When AFP visited for the unveiling, riding in the vehicle was a smooth experience on the flat concrete roads of the test centre at Barneveld, central Netherlands.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

“What am I really moving toward that aligns with my values and temperament? We need to have a concrete version of that so we can find something that’s a better fit.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Elegant fountains dotted the property, looped and connected by polished concrete walkways edged with well-manicured landscaping that gave a historic university feel to an otherwise state-of-the-art facility.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Piles of bricks, slabs of concretes and mounds of rubble, and on the wall that remains standing, a bright green door which now leads to nothing.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022

The Swiss company said it also wants to expand its solutions and products business, which makes pre-cast concretes, roofing products, asphalt and dry mortars to 30% of its revenue.

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2021

The polymer concretes seem to be doing alright, too, so we can just … make more of those.

From Nature ● Jul. 7, 2020

They paint their pictures with essential oils, resinoids, concretes and absolutes, the building blocks of fragrance and flavor.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2019

Then Ella dragged Brigit to the Conjure Creole Creamery, where attendants pulled levers making decadent concretes and malted mischief milkshakes full of pralines and petit fours and pieces of pecan pie.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Inside the concreted blocks was an extraordinary cache of iron helmets.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

They were joined by a team of ground radar experts who scanned the heavily concreted property, assisting the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s with serving a search warrant at the home.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

Several sewage drains have been concreted over in Karachi to make way for parking lots.

From Reuters ● Dec. 18, 2021

Starting with Chinatown, earthen basements were concreted, concrete ones flooded with carbolic acid, walls washed with lye, streets asphalted, cesspools filled and decrepit dwellings demolished.

From Nature ● Apr. 23, 2019

There was a small concreted space in front of it that wasn’t a garden, a green Mini parked on the street.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

"We're working with a new contractor for some concreting in the yard and building works," Alan said, adding that he'd received an email asking him to pay so the contractor could buy materials.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024

The concreting of Houston’s green spaces removed key sponges for Harvey’s water, which sloshed into people’s homes.

From The Guardian ● May 20, 2019

According to him, construction workers used to be skilled in multiple aspects of the trade, but now the applicants he sees are specialized in specific categories, like framing, concreting or finishing, but not all three.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2017

The people behind Supurbia are quick to point out they have no intention of "garden-grabbing" or concreting over green spaces.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2014

The concreting of the sides and crown of the arch was then completed, using outside forms except for about 5 ft. of the crown, the scuttle, of course, being closed by a fitted cover.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers