ceiling
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The ceiling itself can seem like the room’s centerpiece.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Why then can some people drink coffee before bed and sleep like a baby, while others lie awake staring at the ceiling?
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The administration also claims that “severe structural deterioration” could require tearing down the building, citing an incident in which a chunk of ceiling collapsed during a recent storm.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
As evidence of the safety problems, the president pointed to a recent incident in which a piece of the ceiling tumbled to the ground following a storm.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Then she turned her face back to the ceiling, closed her eyes, and said, “Do you understand, baby?”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Designed by Gilles & Boissier, the space has mirrored ceilings everywhere, only adding to the endless effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
Thirty-foot glass doors open up onto the Trojans’ practice field from a 12,000-square-foot weight room with towering vaulted ceilings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Inside, the school has high ceilings and big windows, a 300-seat auditorium, a gym, a ceramics studio and a court for a soccer variant called futsal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Different-colored lights circled all around the room, specks of light traveling over the floor and walls and ceilings, and right over kids’ faces.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
