ceiling
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During the testimony, Brand let out a sigh and looked at the ceiling with his eyes closed.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Chaar sees room for compromise on issues like government funding, increasing the debt ceiling and AI regulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
"Our country is more successful right now than at any time in its history," he said, before breaking off in mid-sentence and pointing to the ceiling.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Even after the family added a concrete floor, its low ceiling limited how they could use the space.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
There was twice, no, three times as much straw as before, all piled along the walls and halfway up to the ceiling.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The fire destroyed the roof, the ceilings and stairs, as well as causing other significant internal damage to the house.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
"I have broken a few glass ceilings along the way," she told Elle magazine this year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Old Church Road,” transparently autobiographical, takes us through adventures and misadventures, from the “postwar baby” in rooms with cracked ceilings to nights staying in a palace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“Upstairs, 20-foot wood-clad ceilings rise above expansive living and entertaining spaces, where history details meet an industrial edge of exposed ductwork, steel, and glass,” the listing continues.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Back home I could touch my ceiling with my hand if I stood on a chair, but here the ceilings seemed to graze the sky.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
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