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pillar

[pil-er] / ˈpɪl ər /




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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

Few have missed the irony that one of the biggest casualties would be a pillar of U.S. industry: Caterpillar.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

But when Miel hopped off the pillar to join Zeke on the ground, he couldn’t see a bolt that was sticking out the side.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

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

Inside the park stand 69 white pillars, one for each life lost.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The industry’s boom is coming despite weakness in the housing market, traditionally one of its pillars.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

She noted that Europe had long benefitted from "three pillars" -- a rules-based global order underpinned by US security guarantees, cheap energy and expanding global trade.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Dad pulled his sketchbook out of his Kellner & Newton Messenger Bag—Dad was never far from his sketchbook—and stepped off the wooden planks onto the gravel to sketch the nearest row of broken pillars.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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