rebar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rebar
1960–65, re(inforcing) bar
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“We’re not paying for people to do things that I can do myself, and that includes pounding rebar and fixing signs,” she said in a televised interview with ABC 15 Arizona.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The documentary powerfully captures the apocalyptic landscape of Gaza City, its streets reduced to rubble and mangled rebar, and the weighty sense of responsibility shouldered by the few remaining journalists on the ground.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Rigid price controls helped flood local markets with cheap rebar and cement that stoked a construction boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Here was the city’s historic souk, now a disfigured maw of masonry and rebar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Sections of his arms, legs, and shoulders had crumbled, revealing a core of rebar rather than bone.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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