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sterns

noun

plural of stern

as in beams

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The beams, in a 32-story project at 222 Broadway expected to yield nearly 800 apartment units, had been wrapped in steel as a makeshift fix, the agency said.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Yuri was able to gain more ceiling height by taking away the sheetrock and exposing the ceiling beams.

— Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2026

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Brand crisps up a variety of tails ranging from salmon to cod to tilefish in the oven and assesses their flavors and textures.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026
With the advent of breed standards and clubs in the early 1900s, an official criteria for a proper Lab, such as otter tails, water resistant coats and wide skulls, became more concrete.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 24 July 2026

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Yellow-rumps, as birders call them, have been seen migrating through northern Illinois even in April and late March.

— Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

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Hernandez, 17, might be the most fascinating addition of the entire deadline, a both-cheeks swing of an acquisition that might take the better part of a decade to connect.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The facial fat pads that create fullness in the cheeks and temples sometimes shrink faster than skin can retract, producing a characteristic hollowing and laxity.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheeks

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Today, a typical historic men’s costume, consisting of a coat, vest, breeches, neckwear, and gaiters, can cost a reenactor around $3,000.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
Sea holly, also known as bear's breeches, produces beautiful flower spikes and large, attractive leaves that slugs find unappealing.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 May 2026

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