brick wall
noun
1
: a wall made of brick
2
: an immovable block or obstruction
the plan ran into a brick wall
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On streets tucked behind brick walls and wooden fences near The Shops at Willow Bend, the last traditional mall built in Texas, big boxy homes fill the mazelike streets in neighborhoods with names like Wyndham Hill and Glen Meadows.
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Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, onions were purple brick walls, cotton T-shirts were cobwebs, my own skin was full of extraterrestrial craters and rivers.
—Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
In 2022, Mackenzie Shirilla, a 17-year-old intentionally crashed her car into a brick wall in Ohio, killing her boyfriend and his friend.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
The striker collided with a brick wall during Chichester City’s game at Wingate & Finchley, leading to the Football Association (FA) announcing a review of the dangers posed by pitch-side boundaries in the lower divisions.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
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Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, onions were purple brick walls, cotton T-shirts were cobwebs, my own skin was full of extraterrestrial craters and rivers.
—Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
In 2022, Mackenzie Shirilla, a 17-year-old intentionally crashed her car into a brick wall in Ohio, killing her boyfriend and his friend.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
The striker collided with a brick wall during Chichester City’s game at Wingate & Finchley, leading to the Football Association (FA) announcing a review of the dangers posed by pitch-side boundaries in the lower divisions.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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