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    A1
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A traditional business with a physical store or office, as opposed to an online business.
    Many traditional retailers are struggling to compete with online businesses that don't have the same bricks and mortar costs.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Real estate; buildings.
    Investing in bricks and mortar is often seen as a safe long-term investment.

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    Edinburgh City Video Guide | Expedia

    06:31Edinburgh City Video Guide | Expedia
    • There are cities that are more than just bricks and mortar,

      There are cities that are more than just bricks and mortar,

    • There are cities that are more than just bricks and mortar;

      There are cities that are more than just bricks and mortar;

    B2

    Worldcraft: Bjarke Ingels (Future of StoryTelling 2014)

    06:06Worldcraft: Bjarke Ingels (Future of StoryTelling 2014)
    • In that sense, architecture is the fiction of the real world, sort of turning dreams into concrete reality with bricks and mortar.

      In that sense, architecture is the fiction of the real world, sort of turning dreams into concrete reality with bricks and mortar.

    • So turning dreams into concrete reality with bricks and mortar.

      So turning dreams into concrete reality with bricks and mortar.

    B1

    Edinburgh Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

    06:31Edinburgh Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
    • There are cities that are more than just bricks and mortar,

      There are cities that are more than just bricks and mortar,

    • There are cities that are more than just bricks and mortar;

      There are cities that are more than just bricks and mortar;

    B2

    Anant Agarwal Ted Talk 2013: Why MOOCs still matter (from ted.com)

    15:20Anant Agarwal Ted Talk 2013: Why MOOCs still matter (from ted.com)
    • We have to move from bricks-and-mortar school buildings to digital dormitories.

      We have to move from bricks-and-mortar school buildings to digital dormitories.

    • We have to move from bricks-and-mortar school buildings

      We have to move from bricks-and-mortar school buildings

    B1

    How Sweden’s Housing Factories Could Fix US Home Prices

    11:37How Sweden’s Housing Factories Could Fix US Home Prices
    • I think when you're doing ground up bricks and mortar, it takes months or years to get a building online, depending on where you are.

      I think when you're doing ground up bricks and mortar, it takes months or years to get a building online, depending on where you are.

    • I think when you're doing ground-up bricks and mortar, it takes months or years to get a building online, depending on where you are.

      I think when you're doing ground-up bricks and mortar, it takes months or years to get a building online, depending on where you are.

    B1

    Wildwood Featurette - Where Mystery Dwells (2026)

    02:03Wildwood Featurette - Where Mystery Dwells (2026)
    • For more than a decade, these skilled—and some might say magical—hands have been shaping the world of Wildwood, a world in which Pittock Mansion is more than bricks and mortar.

      For more than a decade, these skilled—and some might say magical—hands have been shaping the world of Wildwood, a world in which Pittock Mansion is more than bricks and mortar.

    • A world in which Pittock Mansion is more than bricks and mortar.

      A world in which Pittock Mansion is more than bricks and mortar.

    B1

    How Yungblud Turns Fans into a Business

    14:32How Yungblud Turns Fans into a Business
    • A year after launching the label online, he's opened this bricks-and-mortar store at a time when most retailers are doing the opposite.

      A year after launching the label online, he's opened this bricks-and-mortar store at a time when most retailers are doing the opposite.

    • A year after launching the label online, he's opened this bricks-and-mortar store at a time when most retailers are doing the opposite.

      A year after launching the label online, he's opened this bricks-and-mortar store at a time when most retailers are doing the opposite.

    A2

    Part 3 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 05-06)

    45:50Part 3 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 05-06)
    • Beyond lay another dull wilderness of bricks and mortar, its silence broken only by the heavy, regular footfall of the policemen, or the songs and shouts of some belated party of revelers.

      Beyond lay another dull wilderness of bricks and mortar, its silence broken only by the heavy, regular footfall of the policemen, or the songs and shouts of some belated party of revelers.

    • Beyond lay another dull wilderness of bricks and mortar, its silence broken only

      Beyond lay another dull wilderness of bricks and mortar, its silence broken only

    B1

    Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story

    57:09Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story
    • We did a lot of bricks and mortar at the very beginning because, uh, some of the things that we wanted to do, for example, here in, in Ireland, were going to require, uh, buildings, uh, uh buildings at, at universities, uh, student accommodation, uh, libraries, and that sort of stuff.

      We did a lot of bricks and mortar at the very beginning because, uh, some of the things that we wanted to do, for example, here in, in Ireland, were going to require, uh, buildings, uh, uh buildings at, at universities, uh, student accommodation, uh, libraries, and that sort of stuff.

    • There was bricks and mortar.

      There was bricks and mortar.

    B1

    Why Is K-Pop the Political Weapon of Korea?

    19:18Why Is K-Pop the Political Weapon of Korea?
    • In addition, this fund is also the largest owner of real estate in London, while it also has significant investments in bricks and mortar in cities such as Paris and Washington, D.C.

      In addition, this fund is also the largest owner of real estate in London, while it also has significant investments in bricks and mortar in cities such as Paris and Washington, D.C.

    • In addition, this fund is also the largest owner of real estate in London, while it also has significant investments in bricks and mortar in cities such as Paris and Washington, D.C.

      In addition, this fund is also the largest owner of real estate in London, while it also has significant investments in bricks and mortar in cities such as Paris and Washington, D.C.

    B1