ceiling
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Worshipers sat on long wooden benches under a bamboo-and-steel roof, ceiling fans turning slowly overhead and loudspeakers crackling with reminders to be kind and to behave well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Because only a limited number of suitable transcription factors are available, there is a practical ceiling on how complicated a circuit can become inside a single cell.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The actual ceiling on that account is $80,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The project also includes the restoration of the theater’s historic Art Deco features and auditorium ceiling mural, along with upgraded audio, visual and lighting systems as well as a broadcast room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The ancient molding ran unbroken around the ceiling, chipped and peeling here and there, obviously undisturbed for a hundred and fifty years.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
In "at-risk" schools where there is no suitable ventilation or where newer buildings have lower ceilings, there would be 75 days where the "comfortable 26C classroom temperature would be breached".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The eatery features Midcentury Modern touches with curved cherry wood walls and paneled ceilings, as well as illuminated white onyx Corian surfaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The mall in the town of Kashima was apparently gutted by a gas explosion, a government source told the Kyodo news agency, collapsing ceilings and walls.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Our Brooklyn apartment is in a converted warehouse with high ceilings and a roof deck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The rooms are small, with plaster ceilings sagging between wooden beams.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
