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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 coalition led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists announced the new measures earlier Tuesday, after four days of intense protests centered around an encampment in Puerta del Sol, Madrid's most iconic plaza.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Some notable tenants in the plaza include Swope Health Central, Commerce Bank, multiple fast food restaurants, as well as The Rochester, CBKC’s market-rate apartment complex which is a three-minute walk to the grocery store.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of plaza

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Players who find a match mark the square on their tabla with a bean or coin; the game continues until players finish predetermined objectives, such as completing a column, a row, the four corners, or the entire board.

— Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Look east and southeast after dark for the Great Square of Pegasus — four moderately bright stars (Scheat, Alpheratz, Markab and Algenib) outlining an enormous square.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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Our favorite spots to lounge were the roof deck loungers and the padded bench seating beneath shady palm fronds in the atrium courtyard.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Its body will coil around the museum’s gallery, lobby and atrium, and poke through the walls.

— Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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Our two-bedroom villa was typical, with a meditation terrace on the roof and its own serene lily pond for meditating.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
The highlight is the garden terrace with an open-air bathroom, complete with a wooden bath and a rainforest shower.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026

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