column
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The most tempting column for an economist to write about the World Cup is the teardown, and I had it drafted before the opening match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Kill supply management," Calgary journalist and writer Jen Gerson argued in a column, external published this month before Trump's latest tariff threats, calling it "anachronistic" and blaming it for driving up food prices in Canada.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The monastery, which includes one of the oldest major churches in Christianity, was built around a column that Saint Simeon sat on for years, dedicating his life to prayer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
A mantle plume is a column of unusually hot material moving upward through Earth's interior.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
A column of water shot out of the stream, and Ivan yanked his magic threads with the magic metal on the ends of his staff.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Arabi estimated that 30 to 40 percent of the site has been damaged, pointing to the collapse of the western arch and its columns.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The list also includes year-to-date price changes, those for 2025, and two columns showing how forward price-to-earnings ratios have changed this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Unlike in most mythological tales, the white Corinthian columns have been swapped out for brutal stone architecture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
First responders found two buckled columns and several sagging floors, and officials said the building continued to move in the hours that followed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Far to the right I could see the columns of the men’s section.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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