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edifice

[ed-uh-fis] / ˈɛd ə fɪs /


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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

I took the elevator back down to street level and hopped a cab toward the strangely antique edifice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

It was dedicated to the great master of life, the sun, which struck three sides of the edifice as it made its journey each day across the sky.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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