fitting
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The instruction further stated that burial is “above all the most fitting way to express faith and hope in the resurrection of the body.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Far from fitting the outdated stereotype of Neanderthals as simple, brutal creatures, Shanidar A provides rare physical evidence of a society capable of both deadly violence and sustained compassion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
"I think that the traumas that we suffer as a child not fitting into your skin, into your identity, I think that then can play out later in life," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Information superhighway” was a fitting nickname for a system that could blast the average user through a vast network of art and intelligence.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Had my fitting for the show. I was expecting to see you, but they said it was your day off. I thought I’d swing by here.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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A walk-in closet includes custom fittings, while the attached bathroom features two vessel sinks and a glass-enclosed shower.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
They feature two bronze axe-heads, and clay moulds potentially used to make some of the unique bronze fittings in the nearby Peebles Hoard - which was saved for the nation in 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
They won’t be familiar with how certain fixtures and fittings operate — from sliding doors to shower handles — and things will inevitably get broken.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
The Luce’s entire upper half and many of its fittings are made of glass, much of it supplied by U.S. glassmaker turned artificial-intelligence darling Corning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
He passed brass fittings and steel doors, noting easily stripped service lines.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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