ceiling

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The crowd drowns in the second-long tension as they sit below teardrop-shaped papier-mâché stalactite hanging from handmade alien geodes on the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Kate Pasola, from Prudhoe, Northumberland, said she was all too familiar with writing's "class ceiling", having believed hard work and internships would be rewarded with success.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Michelangelo’s burning resentment of Da Vinci kept him warm at night, and his hostility toward Raphael fueled his years-long dedication to tagging up the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Parkins received some harsh feedback about a dusty ceiling fan in one listing photo.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

All she did was lie on her bed and stare at the ceiling or at the poem she couldn’t bring herself to recite in front of her classmates.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith