floor
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Make it a double feature if you so wish, but you might need to lie on the floor and stare at the ceiling after.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Centene now expects earnings per share of greater than $3.46, up from a previous guidance floor of $3.11.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Gamble recalled a performer who writhed on the floor while sob-singing Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5,” which could be sad considering the protagonist’s inability to maintain a steady relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
By extending high above the forest floor, its reproductive structures may be better positioned to catch moving air and distribute spores through dense vegetation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Jonah’s now laying flat on the floor, giggling while Maverick dances and wiggles all around and over him, licking his face whenever he lunges in close.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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When I pay a cleaning fee, I expect someone to handle the work of preparing a property for its next occupants: washing linens, scrubbing bathrooms, cleaning floors.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
You can gape at gargantuan rocket components and space vehicles — the Rocket Lab Electron Rocket, for instance, juts through multiple floors — or ogle space suits, shuttle thrusters and moon rocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Officials said 11 shops had already opened on the bottom floors.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Hospitals have adopted software tools to optimize staffing, with nurses more regularly covering shifts on floors where they aren’t usually assigned, to meet patient ebbs and flows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Our rooms aren’t done either,” Alyx said, “but Dad and Ollie installed new floors and painted the walls, so it’s not as bad as downstairs.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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“Obviously the guy was floored just to see me, let alone to see Mark,” Kasten said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
She said the diagnosis had "floored" her and she had relied on counselling services to keep her going.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
From the panels to the exhibit hall, I was floored by the number of artists, the collectibles and the displays.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
We were floored by how many of you wrote in—so many rich, personal stories that we could only make room for a handful here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The lobby was huge, marble floored, and echoing with excited chatter from all the students and exhibitors.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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The redbrick exterior is complemented by a stately entrance framed by columns, while the interior boasts walnut flooring and expansive living areas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
He first ripped out a patch of artificial grass—a creature comfort running down the middle of the facility—and replaced it with rubber flooring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
I followed him into the house, with its charred walls, ceiling and flooring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
After mangling the Hab, I pulled the remaining canvas down to the flooring and resealed it.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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