concrete block
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They are still demanding answers over the key question surrounding the crash: why was there a concrete block at the end of the runway, despite international aviation safety guidelines?
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
On Monday night, Karimi’s house in the Tehran suburb of Lavasan was seized by the authorities, with a large concrete block placed at its entrance.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
“It was my refuge, my place of peace,” said Rodriguez, 50, who along with her husband used their life savings to build the home block by concrete block.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
In some of the city's concrete block hotels, usually packed only once a year by pilgrims, families have been found rooms, paid for by Jewish foundations.
From BBC ● May 8, 2022
Behind the low counter, half a dozen women hovered over waist-high stoves made of concrete block.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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