adorns

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The vice presidential seal adorns the wall behind the meeting table.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

It adorns an elaborate “Altar of Sin,” surrounded by classical statuary and shells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

A large picture showing him wearing both the colours of the Portugal national team and the yellow of his hometown club as a child adorns a wall outside the academy.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

Something clicks when the film heads to Nobu Malibu and visits the table of supermodel Cindy Crawford, whose “Cindy rice,” a dish he invented for her, adorns the menu.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

Small red and yellow flowers and a trail of ivy spill out of the basket beneath them, and a tiny model of the medicine wheel on a spike adorns the center of the arrangement.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam