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loft

[lawft, loft] / lɔft, lɒft /
NOUN
room on upper floor
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The property is also fully equipped as an equestrian facility, boasting a 3,800-square-foot horse barn, with eight stalls, a tack room, and a hay loft.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Co-founders and partners Lena Martin and Mandolin Burns graduated from CalArts, and in their search for a place to live, they found a loft in the Arts District where they could potentially perform.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

A long-lost photo of a young David Bowie backstage at gig arranged by a group of Stockport teenagers has emerged after 56 years when one of the group was clearing out his loft.

From BBC May 2, 2026

HE’S UP IN the pigeon loft, feeding the birds.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

In 2023 Bellway admitted some of the roofs were faulty and agreed to improve ventilation and lay new insulation, but the work took nearly two years, and people's lofts were exposed for months under scaffolding.

From BBC Jan. 13, 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

Counting houses, shops, stores, sail lofts, and one great ship after another, home again after their voyaging, content as cows waiting to be milked.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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

Their first six wickets were all lofted catches, with Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma and Washington Sundar also looping chances to waiting fielders as India continued to struggle against the short ball.

From BBC Jul. 9, 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

Picked out by Antoine Semenyo, Haaland lofted a superb cross into the Newcastle area and O'Reilly timed his run perfectly to thump a downwards header past Pope from close range.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

She lofted her hair out neatly behind her and let it spread against her back to catch the sun.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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

There was no lofting, and both windows were open, so that a cool breeze was blowing right through.

From Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir




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