decoration
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The clause survives as decoration: incorporated, venerated, and incapable of stopping a single seizure.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
She puts a lot of effort into home decoration and entertaining guests as she tries to keep Joe’s churlishness at bay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
It was a "major achievement of national cultural policy," the official said, to get the "art of Akhal-Teke horse breeding and traditions of horses' decoration" added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
“It’s a decoration, because your system has to now fight the sugar while it’s trying to digest it.”
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
The only decoration is an odd-looking piece right next to the bed: an end table made out of a slab of unevenly cut marble and thin crisscrosses of black lacquer wood for the legs.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
In the wholesale markets of Yiwu, the Chinese city known for supplying the world with inexpensive goods, buyers can find prayer rugs, Quran stands, modest clothing, Ramadan lanterns and crescent-shaped decorations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
A new study led by researchers at the University of Bologna suggests that the markings were far more organized than simple scratches or improvised decorations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
So they came over and cooked, and we had a wonderful night for the Brits, putting up all kinds of lights and decorations too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Earlier on Monday, Bangkok governor Chatchart Sittipunt said the flammable interior decorations on the bar's ceiling may have facilitated the blaze's rapid spread.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mother sent for their old decorations, and it was fun to unpack them.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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