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terrace

[ter-uhs] / ˈtɛr əs /


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Philbin oversaw a two-decade,$90-million renovation by Michael Maltzan Architecture that increased gallery space by 60% and added an outdoor sculpture terrace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Afterward the party moved inside from the rooftop terrace for a performance by the Black Eyed Peas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The 5,000-square-foot home was built in 1852 and comes complete with three bedrooms, sprawling ceilings, and a private terrace.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

The Barbican's distinctive brutalist foyers and lakeside terrace will also be developed to protect the heritage of the building.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

The terrace sloped to the lawns, and the lawns stretched to the sea, and turning I could see the sheet of silver, placid under the moon, like a lake undisturbed by wind or storm.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

The 61st floor, whose exterior features a tribute to the radiator caps of early Chrysler vehicles, is to be converted into a dining space with access to outdoor terraces.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Formal entertaining spaces include a gracious Living Room, dining room, private study, chef’s kitchen with butler’s pantry, family room, and expansive outdoor terraces, while discreet service quarters ensure effortless day-to-day living,” reads the listing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

From agricultural terraces to temple ruins under Mexico City to art collections and more, tourists can get a glimpse of Aztec life from 500 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

For generations, summer in Europe has been languid and dreamy, bringing fine weather and lengthy days on sunny beaches and terraces.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Even the wholesale transformation seen in places like Peru, where irrigated terraces cover huge areas, were exceptionally well done.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The house itself serves as a time capsule of Old Hollywood glitz and glamour, with sprawling gardens and terraced lawns perched on 8.4 acres overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

As we climbed the terraced pools of the West Kill, I concentrated on keeping my cast short and precise until I caught my first brook trout, or “brookie.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Nelson said the couple had just rewatched the series before seeing the three bedroom terraced house had been listed for sale online earlier this year.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

We move up towards the two streets of terraced houses which have become the focal point of the disorder.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

She’d come out the back door of the house, through the sweet-smelling grape arbor, and across the terraced yard into the low, thatch-roofed hut.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

A different report discussed terracing the river upstream from that spot — changing the sloped shape of the sides into steps, “and in those steps, you might insert areas for landscaping to grow,” Weintraub said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

If you look through the history books, it is 30 years since Norwich won at Anfield - in the last game played in front of the Kop when it was still terracing.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024

In addition to constructing dams and irrigation systems, the people of this region collected water from flash floods and used terracing in hilly regions.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

The terracing and draining systems of the mountain’s forests should safely channel rain from the mountain to the sea.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022

Given Cahokia’s engineering expertise, though, solutions were within reach: terracing hillsides, diking rivers, even moving Cahokia.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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