masonry

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Night-time footage released by the Iranian Red Crescent shows rescuers removing fallen masonry to try to reach Berivan's trapped mother as she begs to know: "Is my daughter alive?"

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

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

Behind them, Gehry designed bulky offices — one clad in dark, rough masonry, the other in irregular white stucco — but they’ve since been overshadowed by the quirky entry sculpture.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Locals sometimes used to swim around the stone masonry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

“Emma’s right,” Millard said, lying on the ground with a chunk of broken masonry under his head for a pillow.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs