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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Red brick walls enclose a tropical jungle retreat of sorts, where garden chairs are scattered around imparting a feel of lounging in someone’s backyard, and there is even a tiny pond on the premises.
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Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
The driver was spotted going erratically on Bridge Street and then running a red light on Pearl Street before careening into the brick wall of the school, the official said.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
Known as the Fortress Revenue Collection Lab, the building does look startlingly like a fortress—with barbed wire, barred windows, brick walls, and a central tower.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
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Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
The driver was spotted going erratically on Bridge Street and then running a red light on Pearl Street before careening into the brick wall of the school, the official said.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
Known as the Fortress Revenue Collection Lab, the building does look startlingly like a fortress—with barbed wire, barred windows, brick walls, and a central tower.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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