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loft

[lawft, loft] / lɔft, lɒft /
NOUN
room on upper floor
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Herman had begun salvaging parts before he even built the house, storing them in his studio loft in downtown L.A. until the time was right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

His incredible work went largely unreported for nearly 50 years - until his wife found a scrapbook in their loft, which contained names of children he had rescued.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Comprising most of the museum’s 100,000 square feet of exhibition space, it is treated as one great loft, sliced into smaller galleries by nonstructural partitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Among them was Cameron’s upstairs work loft, where Alix ripped out the carpet before adding dark gray textured walls, wood flooring, custom black shelving, weathered-looking light fixtures, and a large glass table.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

A stepladder was set up underneath a wooden loft door in the ceiling.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Then go back to looking at those beachfront condos with beautiful views and trendy historic lofts, all the while dreaming about your future adventures.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The 20 satellites, dubbed “V3” devices by the company, are designed to handle much more data than the satellites SpaceX currently lofts to orbit using its Falcon 9 fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

Davis took this approach in the three-story atrium of his Calle del Sierra Residence in Stinson Beach, which is visually connected on all levels, showcasing exposed timber trusses and open lofts reachable via intricate ladders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

He owned sail lofts and shops, and also dwelling houses standing at the head of the wharf.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

And on third down, Lonergan lofted a pass to star receiver KJ Duff, who caught it over cornerback Jontez Williams and still managed to get a foot down for an 11-yard score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

A significant expense would be the launch itself: The system would require 838,000 pounds of ionizable material—lithium, barium or sodium—to be lofted to an altitude of 22,000 miles above Earth’s surface.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

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

He lofted Foulkes over long-off for six, then took another maximum from a sweep at Smith.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

I grabbed the glove and lofted it into the trash without comment.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The towering Space Launch System rocket has the job of lofting a vehicle called Orion into space and on its way to the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 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

England gave Southee his second guard of honour of the match, his quest to add to his 98 career sixes ended by lofting Bethell to long-on.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024

On the other hand, the strong updrafts can catch hold of burning embers, lofting them into unburned material, where they can produce “spot fires” up to several miles away from the fireline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024

Whipple meanwhile had redeemed himself with a high lofting stroke that carried past the threatening dangers of Masters Bunker and back on to the course within a few yards of West's lie.

From The Half-Back by Ralph Henry Barbour


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