pillars

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Pillars shoot up into the sky, with large platters hosting the residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Pillars of the calendar, Japanese houses Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto will also be present, along with French labels 3.Paradis and Egonlab.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

The Hajj is one of the five Pillars of Islam and takes place in the 12th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

After all that, they had arrived at the Pillars of Hercules, and Percy had to stay aboard ship while Jason the Big Shot visited his half brother.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan