unreinforced
adjective
un·re·in·forced
ˌən-ˌrē-ən-ˈfȯrst 
: not reinforced
unreinforced masonry
unreinforced brick buildings
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Logistical difficulties and social sensitivities complicate delivery of humanitarian aid
The shallow depth of the earthquake, mountainous terrain prone to landslides and widespread use of mud-brick and unreinforced masonry housing amplified the destruction.
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The most famous of these is the nineteen-hundred-year-old Pantheon, which continues to host millions of visitors a year under what is still the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2025
Brian Baptie, a seismologist with the British Geological Survey, said that the quake caused intense ground shaking in an area where most of the population lives in buildings constructed of timber and unreinforced brick masonry.
—Time, 29 Mar. 2025
Which is another way of saying that the intentions of the donor, if unreinforced, tend to give way over time to the very different preferences of the foundation management class.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The most famous of these is the nineteen-hundred-year-old Pantheon, which continues to host millions of visitors a year under what is still the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2025
Brian Baptie, a seismologist with the British Geological Survey, said that the quake caused intense ground shaking in an area where most of the population lives in buildings constructed of timber and unreinforced brick masonry.
—Time, 29 Mar. 2025
Which is another way of saying that the intentions of the donor, if unreinforced, tend to give way over time to the very different preferences of the foundation management class.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Unreinforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreinforced. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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