ceiling
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Woodall returned at the cafe’s request, filming the stained, decaying ceiling and the water-catching buckets and coffee pots on the floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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
Treasury yield touched 5%: Either the key benchmark has reached its ceiling, or it is just getting started with a new era of higher borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
I was in a room with a tall, soot-stained ceiling.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Once inside, curved cherrywood ceilings and tree-like pillars tower over the tables, booths and bar for a cinematic effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Designed by Gilles & Boissier, the space has mirrored ceilings everywhere, only adding to the endless effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
In 2014, she snapped up two penthouses in the chic Tribeca neighborhood for about $20 million and combined them into a nine-bedroom, nine-bath abode with beamed ceilings, a curved staircase, and enormous windows.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 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
It would be one of the largest buildings in the neighborhood—two stories, with very high ceilings and the steepest roof of any house she had ever seen.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
