floor
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"My grandson should be in his classroom, with all of his friends," she said, her gaze turning towards the school's second floor.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Huang's "defence of CoreWeave's financial position was enough to pull the NeoCloud complex off the floor, drag AI equities higher and give the broader market something resembling a pulse", wrote SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
I look at the dance floor as this great equalizer, where different people can put their differences aside and shuffle around the floor and have a good time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Want to get in on the ground floor at McKinsey?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Easy boy,” I say, pushing him down so all his feet are on the floor.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Earlier reports suggested the affected classrooms were in a two-storey part of the building, but Peshawar police chief Mian Saeed later confirmed that classrooms on three floors had been brought down.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The transformation included “painting and repairing of floors and all stonework,” as well as the addition of “new lighting and staging.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
Banks reaped the rewards of SpaceX’s historic initial public offering, while market volatility kept trading floors bustling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
I can smell the cabbage Emilika boiled two floors below us.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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I was floored by what I could create with flour, eggs and sugar.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Ahead of the G-7 leaders meeting in Evian, France, Carney met Macron in Paris and French officials came away floored by how fast the Canadians wanted to move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Obviously the guy was floored just to see me, let alone to see Mark,” Kasten said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The 41-year-old producer said her team at Stained Glass TV had been "floored" by the show's reception not just locally, but across the continent.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
It was partly, I suppose, that I was so floored by the fact that Ruth would come out with such a trick.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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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
I followed him into the house, with its charred walls, ceiling and flooring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 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
Another pile of garbage bags sits in front of the sink, doing nothing to hide the yellowed linoleum flooring that’s cracked and peeling where it meets the worn brown carpeting of the living room.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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