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as in line
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another a column of ants stretched between the fallen hot dog and the ant hill

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as in pilaster
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure engraved columns supported the arch on either side

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Recent Examples of column Sign up to receive Clarence Page’s column in your inbox each week. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025 If the media environment is fragmented, so, too, is the Democratic resistance itself: split, as Kang wrote in this column, in February, among incompatible strategic impulses; severed from a discredited Party establishment but uncertain where to go next; fundamentally leaderless. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025 Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025 This column serves as the script for the news segment of our weekly AI/XR Podcast, co-hosted by former Paramount futurist and co-founder of Red Camera, and Rony Abovitz, founder of Magic Leap, Mako Robotics, and Synthbee AI. Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for column
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Noun
  • In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.
    Joe Sutton, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.
    Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
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  • What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
  • Located at 25 West Hills Drive, a quiet cul-de-sac in Avon, this colonial has undeniable curb appeal enhanced by a central front door that is recessed for protection from the weather and defined by pilasters on either side.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • As such, Samsung owners waiting in a queue behind Pixel owners is ridiculous.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 8 May 2025
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  • Each prompt targets one of her four pillars of healthy workplace relationships—trust, belonging, recognition, and collective resilience—and it’s designed to be played at an off-site meeting, while onboarding a new employee, during a one-on-one check-in, or at an after-work happy hour.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 20 May 2025
  • These unbreakable pillars create the framework everything else fits around.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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  • Norby, Sanchez and Edwards each had two hits and Kyle Stowers belted a solo homer for the Marlins, who have lost three in a row and 13 of their last 16 overall.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
  • Here’s how 40 executives voted For the second year in a row, The Athletic canvassed 40 executives across baseball to build our front office rankings.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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  • There are standard-fare drums, strings, and piano, played like a cheesy showtune for a Disneyland cafe that serves misshapen chicken nuggets.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 14 May 2025
  • The company famously made a splashy TV debut with a string of limited series that featured big-name stars that had appeared, for the most part, in its big-budget tentpole movies.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
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  • Outside of the eight largest cuts made by DOGE that are listed in their files, none exceed $1 billion.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • Walgreens confirmed its only buying prescription files and not brick and mortar stores among the pharmacy assets being sold across the U.S. by Rite Aid.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

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