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Recent Examples of brick wall
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.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 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
Those two plays came on the heels of a catch in the left-center-field gap taking him into the brick wall in Monday’s loss, featuring a 30% catch probability, to end the first inning and save a run.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Paw prints are visible on a brick wall in Montreal.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 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
Those two plays came on the heels of a catch in the left-center-field gap taking him into the brick wall in Monday’s loss, featuring a 30% catch probability, to end the first inning and save a run.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Paw prints are visible on a brick wall in Montreal.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
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Throughout are artful and ethereal light fixtures, and, in the office, a backlit stone wall glows behind floor-to-ceiling display shelves.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the first section, a stone wall decoration reveals the earliest sculpture of a horse found in East Asia while a reproduction of the walls of the Chinese city of Shimao offers many animal-like images.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The virus’s spread is often accelerated by living conditions and other socioeconomic factors on Native lands, such as overcrowded housing, limited access to health care and clean water, environmental hazards and barriers to transportation.—
Suzette Brewer,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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Both deaths occurred in Guangfu Township, Hualien County, which was inundated with heavy rain and flooding after a barrier lake burst its banks.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Israel has enforced a naval blockade on Gaza since Hamas seized control in 2007, saying it is needed to prevent weapons smuggling.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Gaza has been under an Israeli naval blockade since 2007, when Hamas took power.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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Without proper infrastructure, even the most advanced technology can become a stumbling block rather than a solution.—
Theresa McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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There’s a significant stumbling block to that reunion.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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