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caissons

noun

plural of caisson

as in vaults

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Sudan’s civil war turned its national museum into a battlefield and crime scene, with ancient statues shattered, skeletal remains scorched and vaults of gold looted.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In the wake of Curry’s death, the Who Done It crew are begging Paramount to trawl its vaults and release the cut.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of vaults

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This model has five compartments of various sizes, so there’s plenty of room and division.

— Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
The advancing gas front improves sweep efficiency by penetrating tight, unreached reservoir compartments that standard water-injection floods bypass during secondary extraction campaigns.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

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But the situation is far more tragic, with videos on social media showing dozens of coffins lined up beside mass graves, awaiting burial before the bodies decompose in the heat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
After the church service, the crowd climbed up a steep hill and followed the hearses transporting the coffins to a nearby cemetery.

— Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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