: a board made of several plies of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a hardened gypsum plaster core and used especially as wallboard
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Before being shuttered in 2021, CoreCivic’s Leavenworth facility served as a maximum-security federal prison, housing violent offenders on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Service in 192,000 square feet of stark white cinder blocks, drywall and closed-circuit television cameras.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
However, immigrant workers outnumber U.S.-born workers in some jobs, such as manicurists, taxi drivers and drywall installers, according to Pew.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2025
Some pro-heavy categories, such as roofing, drywall and lumber, saw sales increases in the quarter because of Home Depot’s push to serve contractors and other home pros better, McPhail said.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Immigrant workers are particularly involved in home construction and specialize in such tasks as ceiling and flooring installation as well as roofing and drywall work.
—Loren Collingwood, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
However, immigrant workers outnumber U.S.-born workers in some jobs, such as manicurists, taxi drivers and drywall installers, according to Pew.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2025
Some pro-heavy categories, such as roofing, drywall and lumber, saw sales increases in the quarter because of Home Depot’s push to serve contractors and other home pros better, McPhail said.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Immigrant workers are particularly involved in home construction and specialize in such tasks as ceiling and flooring installation as well as roofing and drywall work.
—Loren Collingwood, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Drywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drywall. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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drywall
noun
dry·wall
ˈdrī-ˌwȯl 
: a board made of layers of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a plaster core
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