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edifice

[ed-uh-fis] / ˈɛd ə fɪs /


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The edifice sits on a public transport corridor used to ferry World Cup soccer fans from Manhattan to MetLife stadium in New Jersey, but was not active Tuesday in the absence of any matches there.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

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

Thick layers of sediment rich in organic material lie beneath the volcanic edifice.

From Science Daily Nov. 26, 2025

I took a seat beneath Singapore’s second-oldest edifice, Caldwell House, built in 1841 for a clerk to the magistrates, and in Anglo spirit, ordered fish and chips with an ale.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

Swiftly they drove their horses across a meadow, through shivering aspen groves until, sure enough, the small log edifice his grandfather called Bear Wallow cabin turned up.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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