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loft

[lawft, loft] / lɔft, lɒft /
NOUN
room on upper floor
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She commonly sees kitchens where infrequently used gadgets take up "prime real estate"; things which could be stored in drawers, cupboards or even the loft, if it's something really gathering dust.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

By then, we lived in a rundown Manhattan loft.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

One of the photographs shows a Dyson SV12 vacuum valued at £499.99, found in what appears to be the loft of the Glasgow home.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

They picked up a 1,800-square-foot, two-bedroom loft in 2006 for $1.3 million.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

Most of his army slept in the choir loft or the lady chapel.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Pipes in lofts are also prone to problems so could benefit from having their own insulation "duvet" to stop thaw-related challenges.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2026

Near the adventure hub of Mindo, the newly opened Saloya offers treetop lofts, an infinity pool and a fine-dining restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

Following a COVID-induced hiatus, downtown’s renaissance, with banks converted into lofts and vibrant public spaces, is showing — once again — a new appetite for urban living.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

But fear not, Apex isn’t just hanging out in one of Griffin’s lofts, overseeing his nightly buffet of caviar and gold-leafed Pringles.

From Slate Dec. 13, 2024

He stared out the window as the warehouses and lofts passed by.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

After receiving a warning for a time violation, a frustrated Muchova lofted a backhand beyond the baseline and gifted Gauff the first match point.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Rowbottom and Lindsey work side by side from adjoining desks in their lofted home office, a French bulldog named Jammy snoring between them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

That day isn’t here yet, and the company still hasn’t lofted any operational satellites into space with Starship.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

“This meticulously restored Victorian delivers the ultimate Hamptons lifestyle: a luxuriously appointed main residence, a lofted studio, and resort-like grounds with a heated gunite pool.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 8, 2026

Antoine faked a run to the right and lofted a pass into the left corner of the end zone that some mud-covered Seagull receiver caught for the touchdown.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Touted for years by Musk as the key to taking humans to Mars, SpaceX is now looking to show that Starship can work, including by lofting the company’s own satellites into orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

Oviedo gave away a poor second goal after 57 minutes, with Raphinha running on to an undercooked back-pass from David Costas and lofting the ball over Oviedo goalkeeper Aaron Escandell.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

In the fifth, Hyeseong Kim got his first MLB big fly, lofting a wallscraper to right for career home run No. 1.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2025

Powerful monsoon winds, strengthened by a warming climate, are lofting unexpectedly large quantities of ozone-depleting substances high into the atmosphere over East Asia, new research shows.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2024

The mashie is meant to loft, and it is practically impossible to play a long shot with it without lofting the ball very much and exposing it to all the wind that there is about.

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry




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