curtains
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On sunny days, keep curtains or blinds closed on sun-facing windows.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Shimmering silver foil curtains hung from the front windows and the adjacent workout room, equipped with a mirrored wall and barres, was bathed in soft bubble-gum pink light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Journal’s Bertrand Benoit reports from Berlin that in otherwise vibrant business districts, on Sundays “iron curtains roll shut, turning city centers into eerie, echoey deserts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
They covered him with curtains of bedsheets before removing him from the stage.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Morning,” said Phoebe, peering through the silk curtains of her bed and fumbling for her spectacles.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
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