edifice
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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
The 94-year-old edifice, looming majestically over Boyle Heights, stopped taking patients nearly two decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
It’s why you have to have this edifice and why it needs to be worked on constantly.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 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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