decorative
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This stubborn defiance is also present in Chambers’ commitment to the “golden age” of decorative art.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Yet well into the 20th century, both pagan and Christian Celtic abstraction was considered to be merely decorative and inferior to classical representation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
More than 400 small manufacturing clusters here make glass items ranging from car headlamp covers and bangles to light shades, decorative items and chandeliers, feeding a domestic market worth over $200mn.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The project will add a pedestrian bridge, updated walking paths, native trees and landscaping for shade, seating and a decorative water feature.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
By 2011, the West African black rhino was officially declared extinct, thanks to poachers who mercilessly killed them for their horns—which people then use for decorative carvings and grind into powder for medicines.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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