floor
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The images shared on Friday showed the Chicago-born Pope wearing a green robe while standing behind a makeshift altar on the tenth floor of the hospital.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
He went on and on, speaking to the ceiling, the floor, the saltshaker, to an invisible audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Liu made outsize profits for Vitol, where he was one of the leaders on the trading floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
This hasn’t been a feature in past downturns and should help to keep a floor under home prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Soon the young men were seated at our feet on the floor, all talking eagerly and at once.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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High school sports programs are filled with dozens of volunteers — manning the snack bar, taking tickets, helping provide security, cleaning floors, carrying equipment and taking statistics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
"The ground floor was hit, and the floors above just collapsed," acting Mayor Regina Kharchenko told Ukrainian television, speaking from the scene.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
He offered to mop the floors at OpenAI to get his foot in the door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Described in its listing, which is held by Daniel Davis of Corcoran SoHo, as offering “breathtaking prewar grandeur,” the apartment boasts soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, a wood-burning fireplace, and an array of original architectural details.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
There were three floors instead of just one.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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I was floored by what I could create with flour, eggs and sugar.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
The compliance team, those people recalled, was floored by Coplan’s response: Just keep growing and pay a fine if regulators ever find out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Obviously the guy was floored just to see me, let alone to see Mark,” Kasten said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
"I am floored when I think about the ecosystem that spawned such rich knowledge gathering and transference," Faruqui says.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
On the other side was a little icehouse, just a lean-to shed floored Crowding the room were a dozen rectangular troughs raised on sawhorses and filled with ice.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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The small house includes a functional kitchen, wood flooring, and a bathroom, allowing the researchers to recreate ordinary household cleaning activities.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Among them was Cameron’s upstairs work loft, where Alix ripped out the carpet before adding dark gray textured walls, wood flooring, custom black shelving, weathered-looking light fixtures, and a large glass table.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Meanwhile, building-materials suppliers, such as roofing and flooring manufacturers, have struggled to make up lost business as homeowners opt to stay in their current homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The ruins of rooms from Phoenician, Persian and Roman periods have been uncovered, their pink or grey flooring helping to distinguish them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Ruby lives in a lavish modern mansion, with large columns, marble flooring, a grand staircase, and gorgeous bay windows.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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