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Both achieved instant perches atop bestseller lists.
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the Parc régional Montagne du Diable has some of the best hiking in the region, with a 69-foot observation tower atop Devil’s Mountain providing 360-degree views of the thickly forested Laurentian Mountains.
—Bonjour Québec, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025
The property in question is a rare bundled offering atop the landmark Steinway Tower at 111 West 57th St. Penthouse 80 and Penthouse 82 are being marketed together as a potential quadplex, spanning the tower’s top four levels, which feature private elevator access.
—Chris Dilella, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
With Maria stationed on a rooftop as a sniper and Tommy directing action first from atop the town’s wall and later on the ground on Main Street, the battle is punctuated by shots of them looking for — and occasionally shooting to protect — each other in the chaos.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the Parc régional Montagne du Diable has some of the best hiking in the region, with a 69-foot observation tower atop Devil’s Mountain providing 360-degree views of the thickly forested Laurentian Mountains.
—Bonjour Québec, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025
The property in question is a rare bundled offering atop the landmark Steinway Tower at 111 West 57th St. Penthouse 80 and Penthouse 82 are being marketed together as a potential quadplex, spanning the tower’s top four levels, which feature private elevator access.
—Chris Dilella, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
With Maria stationed on a rooftop as a sniper and Tommy directing action first from atop the town’s wall and later on the ground on Main Street, the battle is punctuated by shots of them looking for — and occasionally shooting to protect — each other in the chaos.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Several of them have been discovered at overseas burial sites, like France's Normandy American Cemetery above D-Day's Omaha Beach, where families gather to commemorate loved ones now lying beneath the Jewish Star.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
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One interesting depiction of the Last Supper was found above a German coat of arms, which depicted a goblet, a platter, and a round piece of bread with a hole in it, similar to a Jerusalem bagel.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atop. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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