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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Ultimately, the cuts could undermine the efforts of Lee and others who assist foreign lawyers and victims of injustice facing harassment, retaliation and bureaucratic brick walls, from Latin America to Kyrgyzstan and several nations in Africa.
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Beck served up the home run to Basallo and allowed Jackson Holliday to triple off the brick wall in right field that led to two more runs.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
According to Gilbertsen, brick walls are notorious for absorbing solar heat during the day and then releasing the heat inwardly after sunset.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
The dining room, too, hasn’t been much modified, retaining the old brick wall, the open kitchen and long bar, but now the seating is more open, lighting is better and the sound level remarkable in a downtown restaurant where a din is so often considered a boon.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Beck served up the home run to Basallo and allowed Jackson Holliday to triple off the brick wall in right field that led to two more runs.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
According to Gilbertsen, brick walls are notorious for absorbing solar heat during the day and then releasing the heat inwardly after sunset.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
The dining room, too, hasn’t been much modified, retaining the old brick wall, the open kitchen and long bar, but now the seating is more open, lighting is better and the sound level remarkable in a downtown restaurant where a din is so often considered a boon.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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