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Siting houses in some of America’s most breathtaking but also rugged terrains, the AD100 architect takes care to create a deep sense of shelter—nestling buildings into hillsides, even blasting into rock—and engineer awe through sweeping vistas and intimate connections to nature.
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Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Jan. 2026
In Place Some butterfly species can overwinter in place as adults or larvae, nestling between tree bark, under rocks, in seed pods, among curled leaves and leaf litter, or under the soil.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Shop corner cabinets, nestling tables, and more.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2026
From their perspective, the second equaliser was miserable; a corner delivered from the left by Mathys Tel which Aaron Ramsdale punched inexplicably high and Romero met with a gymnastic mis-hit, the ball bouncing twice before nestling in the net.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
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Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Jan. 2026
In Place Some butterfly species can overwinter in place as adults or larvae, nestling between tree bark, under rocks, in seed pods, among curled leaves and leaf litter, or under the soil.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Shop corner cabinets, nestling tables, and more.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2026
From their perspective, the second equaliser was miserable; a corner delivered from the left by Mathys Tel which Aaron Ramsdale punched inexplicably high and Romero met with a gymnastic mis-hit, the ball bouncing twice before nestling in the net.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Nestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nestling. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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nestling
noun
nest·ling
ˈnest-liŋ 
: a young bird not yet able to leave the nest
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