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bricks

  • plural
    of brick.
    brick
    noun
    a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the United States, a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 centimeters), red, brown, or yellow in color.
  • present tense form
    of brick (3rd person singular).
    brick
    noun
    a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the United States, a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 centimeters), red, brown, or yellow in color.

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Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu said investigators noticed seven bricks had gone missing earlier this year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

"This hit me like a ton of bricks," said rapper and record label executive Kardinal Offishall.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“We’re opening new offices. We’ve got lots of other plans across the region. Laws of physics of bricks and mortar will always mean it takes time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

It has meant Ellesmere park ranger, Lee Fraser, has been able to go into the Mere with volunteers and pick out litter, such as bricks, pottery and mobile phones.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

A 7 is 100 times more powerful than a 5, toppling furniture and shaking loose plaster and bricks in older buildings.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland