pillar
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A renter generation is emerging in America, composed of younger people who are renting longer and structuring their financial lives without the traditional pillar of home ownership.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Raul's CT scan of a snake embryo revealed a structure we had never seen before ¾ it was a pillar of gut stretching through the spiral of the coiling body," Miyashita says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Steffi Cao argues that as gambling becomes a load-bearing pillar of the economy, trading cards are “basically the closest thing you could get to a sparkly cartoon slot machine.”
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
But redemption is a pillar of Western culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
She picked a large fig tree near the water and an oddly shaped pillar of rock as landmarks.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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"They strengthened the upper building, but the pillars below were weak," he said, noting that the construction workers had also been buried.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Nine months in, Lupoi has worked to mold a program that lives by three pillars: relentless effort, ball excellence and power of unit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Fertilizer price volatility threatens to undermine two pillars of the administration’s domestic priorities: controlling inflation, particularly food inflation; and eating more fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"It serves as a forward-looking strategic platform, guiding our bilateral partnership across all five pillars -- political, economic, maritime, people-to-people, and security."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“His legs are pillars of marble, founded upon sockets of fine gold, his appearance is like the Lebanon, chosen as the cedars.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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