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Recent Examples of girder
Instead of the springer or girder front suspension and semi-hard-tail frame of the original, the Chief Vintage uses modern but stylized front forks and discreet twin rear shocks that mimic the unsprung frame of the post-war bikes.
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William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
The cable failure caused a steel girder arch measuring about 354 feet to collapse while 16 workers were on site at the time, the outlets said.
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Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
During the closure, crews will repair a steel girder on the bridge, according to the release.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, in China's southwestern Guizhou Province, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge reached a milestone with the installation of its final steel girder.
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Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
The cable failure caused a steel girder arch measuring about 354 feet to collapse while 16 workers were on site at the time, the outlets said.
—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
During the closure, crews will repair a steel girder on the bridge, according to the release.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, in China's southwestern Guizhou Province, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge reached a milestone with the installation of its final steel girder.
—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girder
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Ohashi competed on the balance beam and floor exercise at Saturday’s competition, beginning her effort on beam.
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Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.
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Set the scene Siro occupies floors 30 to 36 of new Dubai landmark One Za’abeel, which also houses the One&Only’s first vertical resort, as well as 11 big-name restaurants, many of which sit within the world’s longest cantilever, The Link.
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This 9x9-foot cantilever umbrella rotates 360 degrees, providing you with full coverage from the sun at any angle.
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Commonly enjoyed in sandwiches or alongside soups, salads, pasta dishes, breakfast eggs and charcuterie boards, sourdough has become a staple for many.
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Unlike regular county buses, these require a match ticket to board.
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With huge bulging wheel arches and a predatory prowling front end, the M Concept is instantly recognizable as a high-performance automobile, like a sedan that’s been working out at the gym and hasn’t skipped the protein supplements either.
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The president's team also repaired fountains throughout the city, tore down the White House's East Wing to make way for a ballroom, attempted to close the Kennedy Center for renovations, and drew up plans for a gigantic triumphal arch across the river from the capital in Virginia.
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However, the Aussies pushed the boat a little too hard, nosediving hard into the Hudson, a sudden stop that didn’t cause any injury to the sailors but resulted in damage to the front crossbeam and port-side foil case.
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In the footage, the driver can be seen climbing over a railing and going under the span, moving between crossbeams while more than 200 feet above the water.
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The other three are favored to get there, according to a bracket forecast in the New York Times.
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After dominating the Swiss Stage, Leviatán were knocked to the lower bracket in the first match of the playoffs, and then went on an incredible lower bracket run to claim the trophy.
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The girl in the arbor emerges as a surrogate for generations of nameless women depicted by men out in the overblown boondocks—see Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera, ca.
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Climbing hydrangea is a woody vine that looks rather shrub-like when young, but once established grows quickly to over arbors, gazebos, or fences.
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In a report made public on Monday, the National Institute of Standards and Technology concluded the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South was triggered in early June 2021 when two connections between garage columns and the condominium’s pool deck failed.
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In this illustration for a gossip column printed sometime in 1831-2, the writer George Sand is on the protective, even chivalrous arm of a man, but she’s also dressed in men’s clothes.
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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girder. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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