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masonry

[mey-suhn-ree] / ˈmeɪ sən ri /
NOUN
craft of mason
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No action was taken for years but with falling masonry, lingering asbestos, regular fires and exploding toilets, everyone agrees the work needs to be done.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

In 2007, MIT filed suit against Gehry’s firm and the general contractor Skanska USA, alleging persistent leaks, cracking masonry, poor drainage and sections where ice and snow slid off the building.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Locals sometimes used to swim around the stone masonry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

For all the rescuers, Fedir told me, there was the constant awareness not only of the risks of fire, falling masonry and smoke, but of the possibility of another strike.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Somewhere a wall goes to pieces, a thousand kilograms of masonry crashing down.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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