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On Wednesday, behind the office building where there are wall friezes created by McGraw-Hill, shy deer and a jackrabbit darted away.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
31 July 2025 -
Instead, Adams places his characters like figures in a frieze, posing against a sweeping panoply of history.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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But in recent weeks, sometime after March, a series of ornate gold medallions—originally affixed to the ceiling cornice—have started to appear elsewhere in the room, as if the unique piece of decor were multiplying itself.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The warehouse features a striking decorative concrete cornice made up of rectangles and squares.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
15 Apr. 2025
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Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation’s capital.—
John Seewer,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The 12th-century castle was commissioned by William the Conqueror, and more than 900 Norman artifacts have been loaned by the British Museum to create its first medieval gallery outside of the UK capital.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Early plans, according to Smithsonian magazine, included an entablature with a short history of the country, a staircase, a Hall of Records to include the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the torsos of each president featured.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
6 Aug. 2024
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Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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Maureen Dowd writes a column for the New York Times.—
Maureen Dowd,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
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Experience shows this approach distorts markets, erodes innovation and ultimately harms patients, the topic of one of my past columns.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Beneath the technical language are two cultural pillars every high-performing organization needs: personalization and empowerment.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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From its inception, when legendary photographer, filmmaker and author Gordon Parks served as the brand’s first Editorial Director, art has remained a pillar of the magazine’s identity.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Aug. 2025
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But entering via the Park Avenue lobby, with its walls and pilasters of Rockwood stone, still feels like a moment.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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Looky-loo tourists with selfie sticks constantly stream past the white-on-white high-Victorian façade of pediments, pilasters, and cast iron.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
16 July 2025
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“Socle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socle. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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