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Nestled in the wooded hills of Austria's Styria region, the town of Leoben oozes tradition with its pastel-coloured buildings and quaint central square boasting a 13th-century church.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
The 19th century Gothic-style mansion, which has been renovated over the last two decades, is three stories and spans 16,000 square feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
His second-innings dismissal, flicking to backward square leg as he lost his balance, was as tame as they come.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Southern Utes’ reservation occupies about 1,100 square miles in the San Juan Basin, atop one of the most productive coal-bed methane fields in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
When Jonah went back into the house, he saw that Mom had already written 9–3, adoption conference in the October 28 square on the kitchen calendar.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
I don’t eat the traditional three squares a day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Cut the pastry into roughly nine 3-inch squares and tuck each one into a prepared muffin tin, leaving the corners to rise jauntily above the cups.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
State media reported that millions of mourners filled the main boulevards connecting the squares and crowding around the black lorry that carried the coffin of the late supreme leader and four family members.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
In the euphoria of the 2006 win, millions took over the central squares of cities, towns and villages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
In front, a stylist with tight gold pants is working on a man whose head is covered with squares of foil.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
His jaw was squarer and facial hair thicker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
It's Amy Jones's turn for consecutive fours, whacking Rameen Shamim through mid-wicket before going squarer as she plays a lovely sweep shot that sees the ball race across the outfield and to the ropes.
From BBC ● May 10, 2024
The modern human talonid gives their teeth a squarer outline than those of Neanderthals.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 8, 2022
He blasted the court’s secret deliberations, complaining: “A horse thief in frontier days would have received a squarer deal.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
My jaw looked squarer, broader, my neck thicker, with a bulge of Adam’s apple in the center.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
America’s most middlebrow casual restaurant, with America’s squarest CEO, selling fried cheese and margaritas and fajita plates that you can eat off for days.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
Who jorts have been claimed by — punk rockers, pop stars and rappers, the squarest middle-aged men on weekends — is simply the narrative sewn on top of the real narrative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
“He thought I was the squarest person and replied, ‘What planet are you from?’”
From Fox News ● Jun. 6, 2019
The grey eminence himself has even appeared at that squarest of social gatherings, a writers' conference.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of them, a very short older man with the squarest, broadest face of orange-brown I’d ever seen, said something to them and they all began leaving.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Last December, throngs of supporters and foes squared off at a raucous Metro board meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Texas to question whether modern forfeiture practice can be squared with its narrow historical roots.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
The ant experiences acceleration exceeding 1300 meters per second squared before becoming tangled in the web.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Can a closer UK-EU relationship be squared with that?
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
But in a day I will have squared things with the Court of Shadows.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Controversial decisions, threats to officials, a noxious atmosphere culminating with Celtic fans squaring up to Hearts players - it was a pitiful end to what been a thrilling season.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was hard squaring the hulking mass of midshipmen who would nearly trample me at Herndon with these two polite teenagers prone to nervous laughter.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Spear is constantly squaring off with overwhelming forces.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
Sri Lanka eked out a hard fought 14-run victory over Pakistan in the third T20 at rain-hit Dambulla on Sunday, easing their batting jitters and squaring the three-match series 1-1.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
Ophie took half a step back before squaring her shoulders.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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