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arch

[ahrch] / ɑrtʃ /


NOUN
curve, curved structure
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On Saturday night, under the world-famous Wembley arch, five words rang out: "Punjabi Aa Gaye Wembley Oye!"

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The most common launch point is from the arch, with drops ranging from 15 to 20 feet depending on the water level, said a San Diego Police Department spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Trump has been heavily involved in the project, showing reporters models of the arch in the Oval Office and posting different renderings on Truth Social.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

They include renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, work on public parks and plans to construct a gigantic arch.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

She pointed to a wide arch corresponding to the window, and hung like it with a Tyrian-dyed curtain, now looped up.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

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

Only a few lamps were on in the streets, hanging from masonry arches above the alleyways.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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

From the outside, the 1922 Normandy-style house Poer shares with his husband, Beau Quillian, looks traditional and calm, with steep-pitched roofs and arched windows.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

They crossed an arched bridge over the Great Canal, and Christopher and Mal paused to stare.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

“The overall arching theme is people are concerned about the future,” she said.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2023

The tiny dragon perched on the branch extending over the door of Xan’s tree home, opening his multicolored wings as wide as he could and arching his long neck toward the sky.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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