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[flawr] / flɔr /




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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

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

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

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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