arch
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The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, Novo Nordisk, has launched legal action accusing its arch rival Eli Lilly of false advertising in suggesting its weight-loss drugs perform better.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
A poorly constructed plywood-and-vinyl version of the 166-foot stone arch he has proposed building as a monument to himself was hastily erected — and immediately started falling apart.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Trump walked part of the property and inspected blueprints in view of reporters; he was then driven by the site where he wants to erect a marble arch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The projects include a giant White House ballroom and a triumphal arch -- plus the Reflecting Pool by the Lincoln Memorial, which is currently beset by algae and peeling paint after a multi-million-dollar upgrade.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
He went inside the arch and pressed a small button on the wall.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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Wallace Neff favored setting arches within arches, as seen in this view looking from the entry to the dining room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Inside the monastery, AFP journalists saw cracked arches and partially collapsed stone walls, while the monks' living quarters remained intact.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
This detour is not a clever design, but a historical leftover from our fish-like ancestors when the nerve took a straightforward path around the gill arches.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Beyond the stage, and framed perfectly by those two screens, sit the glowing, cheesy arches where the actual fights will take place.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
They passed shining pavilions, pearl-studded doors, and gates with purple-marbled arches.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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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
Then the dusty elephant with those arched and dome-like toenails that is standing on my breastbone is lighter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 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
Each piece in the Beverly Hills gallery, illuminated by an arched spotlight and flanked by a label chronicling its history, carried the aura of a Renaissance painting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Samir arched his back and groaned with pain.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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
Holley’s relatives said they’re still haunted by that over arching question even as they expressed gratitude for the guilty verdict.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 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
The girl must be crazy, I decide, before turning over and arching myself to peek at her screen.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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