façade
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When confronted with the possibility that his daughter, who had gravitated toward his life’s work as a child, might walk away, Ned’s facade began to crack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Before entering the home, guests are greeted with lush greenery and tall trees that surround the dwelling’s white facade.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
I didn’t even notice the facade was windowless until Felema said something.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
On the facade of one building, giant portraits of the Islamic republic's founder, Ruhollah Khomeini, and his successor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the war, overlook a field of ruins.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Every window on its facade has been broken but the walls are hardly scorched; two of its wooden flower boxes hang on.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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The Great Gatsby
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