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After the teenager refused to pin the sign to his shirt, Mr. Higgins ordered him to walk laps while carrying a cinder block.
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Laura C. Morel, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The turtle needs a large swimming area (a children's pool is prime) with some cinder blocks, rocks and floating logs.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
On her bed, propped on cinder blocks, Ms. Mantilla, 19, cradled her newborn daughter, Kenya, in her arms.
—José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Other adherents take their shows of devotion to the extreme, crawling on their stomachs or facing backwards or sometimes with cinder blocks tied to their feet to further slow them down.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Laura C. Morel, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The turtle needs a large swimming area (a children's pool is prime) with some cinder blocks, rocks and floating logs.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
On her bed, propped on cinder blocks, Ms. Mantilla, 19, cradled her newborn daughter, Kenya, in her arms.
—José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Other adherents take their shows of devotion to the extreme, crawling on their stomachs or facing backwards or sometimes with cinder blocks tied to their feet to further slow them down.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Cinder block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinder%20block. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.
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