inset

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They act as deep coffers for the inset skylights, recalling Kahn’s Yale museum, while their V-shaped section gives them a central channel in which the mechanical systems are concealed, performing their duties unseen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Kaliyah Coa, who had been playing during a school inset day, went missing after going in the water in North Woolwich in east London, on 31 March.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

The infamous Bronco chase caused one television station to rearrange coverage of an NBA Finals game, featuring the chase on the main screen and the game as an inset.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Indicating the origin of an inset from an image is minimal; providing intensity scales for grayscale, color, and pseudocolor is recommended; and annotating image details such as pixel size and exposure time are ideal.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

Grandma yelled through the door as she peeked through the covered glass inset.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals