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Noun
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In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.—
Carey Purcell,
Architectural Digest,
27 Oct. 2025 -
With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Miami has also become one of the capitals of mixed martial arts, with gyms and talents that raise the level every day.—
Jorge Ebro
May 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Climate politics may be stalled in some national capitals.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Argentina’s pavilion is a large, complex space full of columns and brick walls.—
Thomas Patier,
Artforum,
6 May 2026
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Kaye’s work in columns/analysis and sports feature writing has been honored by the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA).—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Alongside schools and transportation, public safety is one of the foundational pillars of a strong and growing county.—
Nick Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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Give me 20 ideas across my content pillars of [list 3-4 themes].—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Unlike other methods for sinking deep shafts, Gangtie Jiliang is built specifically to tackle hard rock.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Upgrades will require significant reinforcement of some walls and elevator shafts, though engineers have found ways to do the work by pouring new concrete footings and installing additional steel bracing without significantly impinging on internal spaces or being visible on exterior surfaces.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With one end of a large resistance band looped under the arches of your feet, stand with your feet hip-width apart or wider.—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
11 May 2026
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The shock-absorbing insole also helps keep the arches in a neutral position.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
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“Cornices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornices. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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