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The union bricklayer emigrated from the Calabria region of Italy at age 16 to escape induction into the Italian army.—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026 Case details Harris, an apprentice bricklayer, was convicted in the 1985 shooting death of a finance manager at a Beaumont car dealership.—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for bricklayer