mantel

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After China took up the mantel as mediator, the two sides agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s for the mantel, for our boys,’” Song revealed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

In the once-bare space above the bedroom’s mantel, which holds a Louis XVI-style clock, gold-framed pictures and miniatures of family members and friends hang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

You can also ditch fresh, whole pumpkins and make fabric pumpkins, which can be displayed indoors on a mantel or as a centerpiece.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

He took his watch, his silver pencil and pad, his cigarettes and matches from the mantel and distributed them among his pockets.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers