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riser

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Definition of riser

as in scaffold

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Recent Examples of riser Early risers on Wednesday morning (June 10) will be able to partake in an interesting rendezvous between the moon and a bright planet. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2026 In summer, that can be magical for early risers, but it can also be easily missed. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026 The unit has dual handles on the massive build plate, as well as a T-clamp that locks the build plate to the riser assembly with a solid and positive snap. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026 Five riser blocks of seats surround the round stage area. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for riser

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Physically and spiritually, San Juan Capistrano is centered around its mission, one of 21 established by the Catholic Church under the Spanish crown in the 18th and 19th centuries, forming the scaffold of modern-day California.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Juicy Like a Peach Vaginal Gel is powered by HPMC-5, an ingredient long used in pharmaceutical products that protect delicate tissues, like medical membranes or scaffolds (small structures to give structure for regrowing tissue or bone).

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 June 2026

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Honeymoon with Mom stars Virginia Williams as a woman who is abandoned at the altar on her wedding day.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
The British Museum’s collection of South Arabian artifacts indeed includes incense burners, tablets, altars and other ancient items that could be the ones referred to by the Yemen Authority.

— News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026

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The church plans to continue upholding core Baptist principles, including congregational autonomy free from a hierarchy, a free pulpit and religious freedom, Hudson said.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
And Torres, the pastor born in Mexico, often speaks from the pulpit of the Biblical command to care for the stranger, telling his own story to evoke support for immigrants.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

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