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decoration

[dek-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌdɛk əˈreɪ ʃən /




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“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

These exchanges appear to have encouraged cultural growth, more complex social behavior, and innovations such as formal burials and the symbolic use of ochre for decoration.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Down the steps stands an oversize candle—what otherwise would have been a cheerful decoration now an earnest memorial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

On Friday the studio shared images of the store, located at a mall near Tokyo's main railway station, with a massive "Dragon Ball" ceiling decoration and statues of main character Son Goku.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

As I reached for the angel, the fifteen-foot ladder swayed a bit, but I slipped the decoration into place.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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