curtain

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The season is the work of reporters who’ve covered the Supreme Court for decades, pulling the curtain back on the most unpredictable vote on the most powerful court in modern history.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

These viewers also deserve to know the truth about what’s going on behind the curtain, a reality that looks quite unlike it did in 2006.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The 129-foot waterfall — a wide curtain of white water cascading from a basalt cliff face — generates its own rainbow and once was dubbed the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by President Theodore Roosevelt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

But this time, I got a rare peek behind the curtain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Frank and Joe shuffled forward and sadly placed the curtain rods in her hand.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon