masonry
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A decision has been postponed for years, but now with falling masonry, lingering asbestos, regular fires and exploding toilets, everyone agrees the work needs to be done.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
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
A mechanical excavator had ripped through the facade of the East Wing, leaving a tangle of broken masonry, rubble and steel wires, AFP journalists at the scene saw.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
The masonry of the doorway was constructed with deep slots in it, in which heavy beams ran to and fro— heavy enough to withstand a battering ram.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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