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Relatives crouched on the floor to say their final goodbyes to loved ones, kissing the faces of the dead between sobs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

A lab that can demonstrate its models are safer has every reason to compete on safety rather than coordinate around a common floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The scaly beast looked curious as it walked atop the reams of vinyl at Manak’s bar, on the ground floor of Stones Throw’s offices, which take up half a block on Figueroa Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband took the floor in the House of Commons on Sept. 8 to deliver one of the most remarkable speeches heard there in many years.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The man stooped, snatched up the money from the floor, and stuffed it into his pocket.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Do you like the imported marble floors and silk window treatments?

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2026

But unknown to Godwin junior, he'd recently been promoted to head up a security team on one of the upper floors of the South Tower at the World Trade Centre.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Joanne Capestro, then 39, worked at a brokerage and investment banking firm on the 87th floor of the North Tower, about six floors beneath where the plane rammed into the building.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

If two decades on those dance floors taught me anything, it is that the room always migrates.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

The buildings stand empty, row after row of them, the windows broken, the doors gone—probably burned for firewood—and when I poke my head inside, even the floors have been ripped out and salvaged.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

“Obviously the guy was floored just to see me, let alone to see Mark,” Kasten said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

In school, she was also floored by a video of Paul Simon performing the Graceland standout “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” with the South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The tremendous travelling Tartan Army - which has ensured the Scots won't be forgotten at these finals - was floored by the heat and humidity of Florida.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Referring to the synthetic soldier, Justine Moore, an AI-focused partner at Silicon Valley investor Andreessen Horowitz, wrote on X: "I'm genuinely floored by how many dudes are following influencers that are clearly AI."

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

The new and horribly unique depression which had floored him earlier in the day had not left.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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

The most disruptive part of the retrofit work was carried out first, and included the insulation of shared walls, flooring and the roof.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

It needs new flooring, and new roofing, new windows and doors and stairs.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers