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Make an easy, inexpensive DIY raised bed with concrete retaining wall blocks.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
In one of them, iron-rich spring water flows through a row of apertures in a stone retaining wall, staining it over time with rust-red residue.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
His two-year ongoing investigation into the collapse of a retaining wall on a major highway project in South Jersey drew in thousands of viewers on-air and online, leading to federal and state lawmakers demanding accountability from New Jersey's Department of Transportation.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The derailment was caused when a retaining wall fell onto the tracks following heavy rains, local officials said.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
In one of them, iron-rich spring water flows through a row of apertures in a stone retaining wall, staining it over time with rust-red residue.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
His two-year ongoing investigation into the collapse of a retaining wall on a major highway project in South Jersey drew in thousands of viewers on-air and online, leading to federal and state lawmakers demanding accountability from New Jersey's Department of Transportation.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The derailment was caused when a retaining wall fell onto the tracks following heavy rains, local officials said.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Retaining wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retaining%20wall. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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