roof

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Border Patrol agents from an elite unit rappelled from a hovering Black Hawk helicopter onto the roof of a 130-unit apartment complex.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

A buyer could ask a seller to repair the home’s roof before they move in, for example.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Four U.A.E. flags fluttered from the roof in the afternoon breeze, while a small fleet of roughly two dozen school buses stood idle beside the compound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

And how many married couples live under your roof?

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It was circular, built in yellow sphinx-mined stone with a great domed roof, and with bright painted shutters battened safely closed over the windows.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell