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
Serhiy Dyshkant, the head of Kyiv region’s emergency services, coordinated dozens of rescuers as they raced to the giant confinement arch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
But inside The Loft bar, a rainbow balloon arch welcomes guests to an explosion of colour.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Huddled under the arch, Torak prayed that it wouldn’t collapse.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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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
The exterior’s focal points are the recessed areas—coves, in the jargon of early Corvettes—aft the front wheel arches, set off with J-shaped accents that reach across the doors’ shutline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
The new outdoor area, developed on adjacent arches secured from Network Rail, will expand provision to include a Wellness Shed project, a sensory garden with raised beds and an outdoor yoga and mindfulness space.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
They marched six blocks to Broad Street, turned left, and began to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge, which arches high above the Alabama River.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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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
“A newer classic old Hollywood style pool with arched fountains, surrounded by rolling lawns, specimen trees, rose gardens and dramatic views from the Observatory to Ocean sunsets,” the original listing description said.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 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
Even with their differing skin colors, it felt like looking in a mirror: Ivy’s eyebrows were arched just as high as Josie’s own.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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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
Velvet ties added a richness to business suits invariably paired white shirts, the ties slightly arching out of the suit jacket, smartly unsettling the silhouette.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 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
I feel bad when she looks slightly taken aback at my bluntness, her blond eyebrows arching up in surprise.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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