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Recent Examples of brick wall
It had been hidden by a brick wall that covered it for decades.
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Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Gone is Betty’s retail goods section, replaced by the wine shelves that had previously blocked the eastern brick wall.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
Months later, the USDA official returned with more suggestions to contain the cats, including hiring a night watchman for the cats, reducing the number of cats, or increasing the height of the historic brick wall that surrounds the museum.
—Jeff Kottkamp, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
In May, a pair of Bayer fans attempting to view the sculpture from over a short brick wall on the backside of the property alerted Koko Bayer that the sculpture had disappeared.
—Andrew Travers, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
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Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Gone is Betty’s retail goods section, replaced by the wine shelves that had previously blocked the eastern brick wall.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
Months later, the USDA official returned with more suggestions to contain the cats, including hiring a night watchman for the cats, reducing the number of cats, or increasing the height of the historic brick wall that surrounds the museum.
—Jeff Kottkamp, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
In May, a pair of Bayer fans attempting to view the sculpture from over a short brick wall on the backside of the property alerted Koko Bayer that the sculpture had disappeared.
—Andrew Travers, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
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Inside, the 245-room hotel, which is part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, takes inspiration from the serenity of the outdoors with wooden floors, stone walls, multiple fireplaces, and large windows to let in natural light.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2025
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My memory somehow already knew of its light, of the coolness of a home’s stone walls, of the sand in the air.—
Kristina Kasparian,
Longreads,
12 Nov. 2024
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After all, any potential barriers to global trade would be a meaningful hindrance to ocean carriers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2025
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Being led by someone like her, who is passionate about breaking the barriers of Black women, Black people in wine is so important.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Northeast Asian country also forms part of a north-south blockade known as the first island chain with Taiwan and the Philippines under a U.S. defense concept that seeks to constrain Chinese air and naval forces in wartime with allied and friendly territories.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Hamas, which has not said why Yehud was not released, may see Israel's blockade of northern Gaza as a breach of the agreement.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Beal's no-trade clause was a stumbling block as Phoenix tried to woo Butler and no trades for Durant materialized.—
Jeremy Duda,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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For starters, Kadri owns a no-movement clause in his contract through 2025-26, but that likely isn’t a stumbling block to a deal.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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