plaster

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Plaster was falling in chunks from the ceilings, windows were missing panes, floors were missing boards, and trees were growing out of the chimneys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Plaster and debris can be clearly seen over a table, chairs and the floor with some diners in the restaurant covered in dust.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Plaster chemicals have contaminated many of the bones inside the casts, making them difficult to analyze.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 22, 2023

Barclays banker John Plaster, who led the bank's power and utilities group in the Americas, has resigned to join Guggenheim Partners, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2023

“It is simply a term. The ceilings would be ten feet high and be adorned with moldings and bosses. Plaster swags.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson