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In a recent cover shoot for Architectural Digest, Usher unveiled some of the more unique pieces that fill the 10,000-square-foot space.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Guy Mowbray: The exits of Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers have left a big gap to fill in Aston Villa's midfield.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Nursing homes are scrambling to fill vacant positions and restaurants are scaling back operating hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"The answer is energy density. Plant foods are rich in water and fiber, so you can fill your plate, feel full, and still take in fewer calories."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
It glowed and ebbed and seemed to fill too much space to be a regular light source.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
The stench of rotten eggs and burning debris fills the air in Boxtown, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Memphis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
A sleight of hand fills the Times piece.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He often fills up his Honda Accord at Sam’s Club, but this week picked Berri Brothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
She allocates an hour a day for gaming which her boys enjoy, and then fills the rest of the time with playing, reading or writing.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
I swallow hard—my mind fills with second thoughts.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
To use a tool filled with other people’s stolen ideas in order to fast forward to an end result for attention, well, that isn’t art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Reconstructing the transition from a world populated almost entirely by microbes to one filled with plants, animals, and fungi could also help scientists understand whether complex life might develop elsewhere in the universe.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Visiting the cave, which is filled with rocks, is not easy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Brittany Bowen’s TikTok page is filled with videos of her sitting in her new car, unboxing gifted packages from brands and speaking to the camera as she gets ready for the day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Sound seems to ring and the very air seems to be filled with diamonds when ice crystals form.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
In the years since, the couple have transformed the property into the perfect sanctuary for their family, filling it with unique touches and one-of-a-kind art pieces.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Fill and roll: Spread the filling over the dough, leaving a small border.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The 19-year-old, sporting a budding beard, usually operates from home, filling lulls by watching the TV show Criminal Minds or honing his drone-flying skills on a simulator.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"They have to talk, but they have to make sure that when they sit down and talk, it's not just a lot of people just filling the air."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
She and her mother were filling up water bottles in the kitchen sink so they’d have clean water to drink when Natalie’s phone dinged.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
