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Recent Examples of caisson
The caisson horses in service before the pause have been rehabilitated and retired, and since then, the Army has procured 46 horses.
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Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
In February, Bally’s began driving foundational caissons into the ground, with executives targeting a September 2026 opening for the casino.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The caissons stopped rolling in 2023, and the remaining horses retired to Florida.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
In February, Bally’s began driving foundational caissons into the ground, with executives targeting a September 2026 opening for the casino.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The caissons stopped rolling in 2023, and the remaining horses retired to Florida.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caisson
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Another was recovered from a garbage heap outside RKO’s old prop vault and sold at a 1982 Sotheby’s auction, where Steven Spielberg bought it for $60,500.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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Deep in an underground, World War Two-era vault, investment manager Louis O'Connor guards his firm's most valuable assets.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 July 2025
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This Fall may be the final nail in the coffin, however.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The biggest revelation in both movies is that throughout the war Lucas had heroin shipped to the U.S. from Vietnam in coffins containing dead soldiers.—
Steve Bloom,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
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Birkin was struggling to cram her wicker bag in the overhead compartment when its contents spilt on Dumas.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The cavernous main compartment made packing straightforward, especially with the help of packing cubes, and its slim internal zippered pocket kept essentials like a phone, wallet, and headphones organized.—
Talia Ergas,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Tang said his father worked in the canteen of a British Air Force base on the island and had bought this orchard in 1966.—
Tom Downey,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Based on the 1935 date on the silver certificates and the Rock Island Arsenal stamp, the family suspects the canteen was repurposed for WWII use after originally being manufactured for WWI.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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One snuffbox had been a present for George V on his 55th birthday in 1920 while the other featured 3,000 diamonds and was bought by Queen Mary in 1932 for £1,000, the equivalent in modern money of around $75,000 according to the Bank of England's inflation calculator.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
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The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels.—
Jennifer Dixon,
Detroit Free Press,
15 Aug. 2024
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Cords dangle uncovered from teensy lamps, pens live in a vintage-looking tomato can, and there’s a random magic 8 ball next to the huge hatbox for the huge hat.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
12 June 2025
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Other new additions include Venus et Fleur’s Gardenia Magnifica blooms that hail from Japan and are designed to last a year; the Toile de Joie hatbox; the L’Atelier Vert Candle and more.—
Charlie Carballo,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Whether via the neutral-toned guest rooms or the speakeasy-style Punch Room (a jewel box bar with wood paneling and a fireplace), the hotel stays true to its Edition DNA.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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Particularly lovely is the jewel box bar, done up in a vibrant green that evokes snap peas and leafy trees on a summer morning.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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“Caisson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caisson. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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