roof
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The suit says Altus, owned by private-equity firm TPG, leased the building’s roof from Lineage to own and operate a solar-panel array, and that Altus hired Pearce to conduct maintenance on the panels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the complaint, the company claims Altus Power, which operated a network of solar panels on the warehouse roof, was responsible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Jacobs’ residence is constructed from stone and plaster, with a slate roof and copper trim.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Campaign group Save Britain's Heritage said the local authority ordered Halabi to carry out urgent repairs to its deteriorating roof in the notice.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He was sitting in a shelter, tied to a roof post, without weapons or pack; and even if he got free, the camp was heavily guarded.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Walmart in 2019 sued Tesla, alleging some of the company’s solar panels sparked fires on the roofs of several stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is alleging in litigation that Lennar, a home builder, built more than 450 defective homes with improperly installed roofs and mold-ridden walls, causing health problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The firm which tested the sample told the BBC it contained Chrysotile fibre, a white loose asbestos usually found in pipe insulation or corrugated roofs.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The board also clarified it would not require the removal of trees, although limbs would need to be trimmed away from roofs and chimneys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
I have thumbtacks to pin my sheets to the walls, creating new walls, and alleys and roofs, so we’re hidden away in a labyrinth.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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“Gambrel roofed Barnhaus,” the listing read, “next door to the best burritos in town.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Only decades ago many of the cottages in Scotland’s Highlands were roofed in heather, bracken and marram grass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a roofed theatre, market and river port at the site of a Roman town.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
The Lightning tied it in the opening minute of the second as Cirelli crossed to the front of the net uncontested and roofed a shot over Korpisalo.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
The hall was the grandest space she had ever been in—higher roofed than any church, wider than most fields, filled with hundreds of diners at scores of long tables.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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On Saturday, firefighters were still clearing debris and removing collapsed corrugated metal roofing.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Seek a second opinion from your own independent roofing contractor, including a report on the previous repair to the roof.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
And some features that had previously been eliminated needed to be returned to the home, including original roofing, porches and even light switches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Yet residents who have cautiously returned to Nabatieh have expressed dismay at the huge damage Israel inflicted on the city's neighbourhoods and its famed market, where the roofing had collapsed and shops were devastated.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Over the years he’d learned every trade he could get close to—fishing, ship rigging, painting, framing, masonry, plumbing, roofing, tile work, even auto repair.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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