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The Portland cement commonly used in construction today was patented in 1824 by Joseph Aspdin, a British bricklayer.—Alcina Johnson Sudagar, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026 The unemployed bricklayer was charged earlier this week with 15 counts of murder, an act of terrorism, and dozens of other serious crimes after waking up from a coma in a Sydney hospital.—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025 Naveed Akram had worked as a bricklayer, while Sajid ran a fruit shop, according to local media reports.—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025 The younger Akram was a recently unemployed bricklayer, the outlet reported.—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bricklayer