roof

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What predicts who puts solar panels on their roof?

From Slate • May 15, 2026

"It's like searching for a needle in 50,000 football stadiums filled to the roof with hay. The machine finds the needle in an hour," explains Annabel Rolofs from the University of Bonn.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The building was made from locally gathered clay and peat, with sedge grass for its thatched roof.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It has a new pool, new roof, new windows and new furnace — but the six-bedroom house in Indianapolis has gotten exactly zero offers since it was put on the market two months ago.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

You could use the boys’ privy, though the back of it was entirely gone and daylight showed through the roof.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck