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cantilever

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Recent Examples of cantilever Part of the villa juts outward in a dramatic cantilever supported by skinny columns, giving the structure a floating effect when viewed from the surrounding gardens. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 May 2026 Now, the team has successfully projected a variety of videos from a single cantilever, including clips from the movie A Charlie Brown Christmas. — IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2026 Humans move naturally along the curved surface and dive beneath the overhang of the cantilever. — Elinore Weil, Artforum, 4 Mar. 2026 The roof cantilevers beyond the stadium façade, which will offer varied designs to better blend into the surrounding district. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cantilever

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This extends into the sides of the car, where Aston Martin’s traditional side strakes are elongated into vents that extract air from the front wheel arches.

— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
The president has also ordered sweeping changes to historical monuments and buildings in Washington that fall under NPS’ purview, including the creation of a White House ballroom and a 250-foot-tall (76-meter-tall) memorial arch.

— Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of arch

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Ironworkers bolted the last girder into place on the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower) on May 3, 1973.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
In the distance, an impressive railway bridge, its steel girders painted bright white, stretches across the shimmering landscape, apparently untouched by the US and Israeli strikes that battered and scarred parts of Iran earlier this year.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 13 May 2026

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Nobody will know until 2028 and answers will depend on the package, your tax bracket and your level of fandom.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
As the Ramona team moved through the tournament brackets that started with 18 teams to reach the championship game, its confidence and excitement continued to grow.

— Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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There is now a new column in Ukrainian politics that is young, has experience of power and reform, and seeks to constantly remind Ukraine that its president has strayed outside of his original electoral mandate.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
And as Salfino wrote in his Zero RB column, Mitchell was a lightning-quick signing by the Chargers the moment free agency opened, with John Harbaugh gushing about how dangerous RBs with Mitchell’s speed can be.

— Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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The Polish statue is taller — if less dramatically located — than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which measures some 125 feet including its pedestal.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The statue features a viewing platform built inside its pedestal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

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