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The tree has a conical shape.
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The fire, the spokesman said, started in the interior of the conical command module and was confined within the cabin section.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
By contrast, Gulia projects its generous sound from a conical enclosure—measuring 27 inches in diameter—levitating atop a nine-inch-diameter cylinder.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
Once used by shepherds to call cows from the pastures, the long, conical instruments are now used in folk music, brought out for celebrations.
—Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Its conical Art Nouveau pinnacles have the lumpy beauty of sandcastles.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
By contrast, Gulia projects its generous sound from a conical enclosure—measuring 27 inches in diameter—levitating atop a nine-inch-diameter cylinder.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
Once used by shepherds to call cows from the pastures, the long, conical instruments are now used in folk music, brought out for celebrations.
—Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Its conical Art Nouveau pinnacles have the lumpy beauty of sandcastles.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Conical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conical. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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