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lattices

noun

plural of lattice

as in cages

a structure made of wood or metal strips that are arranged or attached together in a gridlike pattern

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Recent Examples of lattices This is immediately clear upon crossing the threshold, when the atmosphere takes on a futuristic tone, as a corridor of Ando’s signature industrial concrete and light wood lattices carries visitors deep inside the building. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026 Researchers successfully produced previously unseen crystal lattices through natural molecular deformation. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026 In one- and two-dimensional square lattices, mathematicians have long known that this transition is continuous. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026 Now, previous metal-polymer lattices generally fill the spaces between the beams with polymers such as epoxy, PEEK, or silicone. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026 On three-dimensional lattices — the graphs that most closely mirror physical systems — what happens exactly at the critical probability? — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 It’s all served in an industrial space of concrete, steel, and glass near the Opera House, warmed in tone by walnut wood lattices and jade green banquettes. — Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026 Instead, look to modern lattices, scallops, and arches for a timeless feel that’s still up to date. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Use bulb cages or buried layers of hardware cloth to repel rodents, and try adding tree guards and fencing to fend off larger animals.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
In 2018, reporters visited the Ursula detention center in South Texas, an old warehouse housing hundreds of children in a series of cages bound by metal fencing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of cages

Noun

This separates two wiring networks that traditionally competed for space above the transistors.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Versant has articulated a strategy of getting half of its revenue from digital and direct-to-consumer businesses so as to reduce its dependency on the traditional cable networks at the core of its operations.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of networks

Noun

These synthetic structures abandon uniform grids for messy, sprawling physical networks modeled after leaf vasculature, neural connections, and even the internet.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
But the collision illustrated the additional clearance hazards created by operating these enormous structures in busy ports.

— Harry T Angell, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of structures

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Engineered for both land and ship platforms, the system complements the proven ASTER missile family, reinforcing integrated air and missile defense architectures to neutralize emerging hypersonic threats.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
But Mies’ 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive, completed in 1952, changed the calculus and blurred the line between commercial and residential architectures.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of architectures

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National governments will already be looking at their aviation authority regulations and frameworks and there will be discussions at the European and global level, John Edwards, senior consultant at Gates Aviation in London, said by phone.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
The experience of the past eight months suggests that resilience has been earned, through adjustment, stronger policy frameworks, and buffers built before the conflict.

— Jihad Azour, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of frameworks

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Unlike humans and other animals with rigid skeletons, octopuses have extremely flexible bodies built around what scientists call a muscular hydrostat, a system of muscles that provides both support and movement without bones.

— Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
The play, about a prominent Black Chicago family headed by a civil rights icon with skeletons in his closet, has the scope, heft and flamboyant idiosyncrasy of the landmark American domestic dramas of the past.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of skeletons

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Industrial modernity produced buildings at unprecedented speed while also accelerating the rate at which the technologies, industries, and infrastructures that gave them purpose became obsolete.

— Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
In their effort to recall a variety of pieces and themes while foregrounding the public infrastructures that enabled their exhibition, Armani and Siegel demur from much evaluation.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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