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forecourt

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Recent Examples of forecourt In Ryazan, Russia, video shows a fight breaking out near a forecourt as drivers waited for fuel. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 The 40-foot elevation drop from the General Hospital forecourt to the commercial hub will be ameliorated by raising the low area about 20 feet. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 The developmental tournaments and lower rungs of the tours, where players build up match toughness, rankings points and the skills that clay teaches — movement, defense, patience, forecourt awareness — are played on it, too. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Visitors approaching the museum’s doors will pass under a canopy of silver birch trees installed in its forecourt. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for forecourt

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The community college renamed its plaza in Huerta’s honor in 2019.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The arena will also include places for fans to hang out pre- and postgame, along with a fan plaza.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of plaza

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Elsewhere in Europe, a huge encampment of tents has occupied a square in Madrid since late last month, and thousands of people in Portugal have taken to the streets in the city of Lisbon.

— Richard Engel, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
In the morning, our breakfasts were put through the hole in the door, in small oblong-square tin pans, made to fit, and holding a pint of chocolate, with brown bread, and an iron spoon.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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Nearly half the museum is free to visit, including a central atrium and a coffee shop on the fourth floor with a panoramic terrace.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
On Friday night, in the airy lobby with its white marble walls and glass atrium, the international cohort got acquainted over Prosecco.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of atrium

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Floor-to-ceiling glass doors in main living spaces pivot open to expansive terraces that look toward the mountaintops and the Pacific Ocean.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2026
Additional features include the spiral staircase leading up to the rooftop terrace, offering sweeping Notting Hill views.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2026

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