edifice
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But it’s now clear that once you abandon all restraint and say the ends justify the means, even if there’s an argument for it, the whole legal edifice crumbles.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
The 94-year-old edifice, looming majestically over Boyle Heights, stopped taking patients nearly two decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Thick layers of sediment rich in organic material lie beneath the volcanic edifice.
From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025
“The market was priced for perfection and now the concerns about AI and a pause in Fed rate cutting are spreading cracks through the edifice of perfection,” Wilmington Trust’s Roth said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
I know they’ve sent countless packages that are piled up somewhere in the great, crumbling postal edifice downtown.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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