arch
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I passed beneath an unobtrusive white arch that, I later learned, uses artificial intelligence to detect weapons and notify guards nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He is pushing ahead with plans to erect a massive triumphal arch elsewhere in Washington.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Hathaway is arch and expressive, doing subtle things with her eyes and voice that no one else can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"I mostly find myself defending my arch rival to fans in the street."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I spent the first day staring at all of them when they weren’t looking—especially Ollie Mae—trying to find myself in the arch of her eyebrows, the shape of her nose.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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Plans for a Potomac crossing date to before the Civil War, and various monumental arches were proposed in Washington during the late 19th century.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The space features an “L.A.” letter installation and sculpted arches designed to create an immersive shopping experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
High-end party planner Charlotte Melia said "balloon arches" had grown in popularity, with many people inspired by parties held by influencers and celebrities.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Those students operate their own real-estate investment business, called Sample Gates Management, named for the Gothic-style limestone arches that are the gateway to the Bloomington campus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Me: No offense to either of us, but our arches aren’t nearly as impressive.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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Steps lead down into the spacious living area, where some of the apartment’s most striking prewar features take center stage, including regal archways, a stately fireplace, and a row of arched leaded-glass windows.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Metres away, other photographers yelled instructions to ornately dressed young women who held their fingers in victory signs and arched their backs for the camera.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The old factory at 120 Jefferson Northeast, a sand-colored brick building with its distinctive arched entryway, had gone out of business, and quickly.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
A large hole was smashed through the glass of a large, arched window.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
The old coral-stone water sanitation building with its arched walkways and terra-cotta roof was a royal castle.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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A map of the routes with arrows arching across the country gave the operation its arachnid moniker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Early risers on California’s Central Coast and parts south may be treated to a brilliant streak of light arching across the sky Thursday morning, followed by a sonic boom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Rainmaker Hall is the central meeting space, created inside an old hangar that was once a sweatshop with high, arching beams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
To the east rises the arching causeway to Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
“Orders from who!” the vlogger demands, his unibrow arching into a V shape.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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