scaffold
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"We determined that the scaffold itself possesses a range of activity," Brasher said.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
It reminds me of the old joke about the guy in the Wild West who, before he was hanged for horse stealing, said “This will be a real lesson to me,” mournfully, from the scaffold.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Parents have since paid for a temporary scaffold bridge that allows people to traverse the condemned bridge.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
He said the type of silk the golden orb-web spiders produce to dangle - the "drag-line silk" was similar to the body's "scaffold".
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
The ladders that rose from one level of scaffold to the next had all the substance of matchsticks and imparted to the structure an aura of fragility.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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