ceiling

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Bang has limited contact with her grown-up daughter, and fell into severe depression after major back surgery, spending hours alone staring at the ceiling in pain.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The idea that McGinn's career had hit its ceiling could not have been further off the mark, but he was lucky to have one at all two years later.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“The VIX may have a natural near-term ceiling in the mid-20s unless there is a true growth scare,” Slok says.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But then he hit a ceiling, and on Tuesday, it became official that he failed to advance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In the middle of the night, every shadow that loomed on the ceiling and walls appeared like hands ready to snatch him away.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova