arch
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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
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
Woodard brings Anna to life with a smokey voice, a statuesque presence and an arch demeanor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
A videographer captured Moore throwing $20 bills in the air as he walked through a flower arch and then leaving for prom in a chauffeured Bentley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
There was real peril negotiating the curve at the top of the arch.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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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
Construction has started, with workers assembling domed arches over a staging area which will become the octagon.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Now the once-empty backyard is a lush garden: towers of colorful black-eyed susans on arches, planters of nasturtiums and homegrown vegetables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
There were several attics, leading out of one another, through little, narrow arches, like catacombs.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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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
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
Neoclassical busts are cast in sand, marble and bronze and carved through with winding stairs, arched doors and regal columns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 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
In front of her, an arched gateway led through mossy walls into some sort of enclosure.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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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
Tuesday’s home run, hit on an arching line to the left-center-field bullpen, served as a long-awaited first example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
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
Ash let out her breath in relief and lay down on her back, staring up at the arching branches.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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