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Investing in an electric kiln means the firm is "strengthening the long-term viability of UK brick and roof tile manufacturing", says Renard.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Among the ideas shot down: selling the tiles in Pringles-like containers, because it would be hard to get the last tile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
A chocolate brown Great Dane puppy with blue eyes and a teal collar sitting on a tile floor gazed at me from my computer screen — I squealed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
He has gutted the bathroom attached to the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House’s private quarters, altering its green Art Deco tile work to a sterile marble with gold fixtures.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
Half the cafeteria lets out a loud yell of “KETCHUP ROCKET!” as the bottle goes straight up, hits the edge of a ceiling tile above it, and changes course.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Much of that additional mass comes from the hardware required for complete reusability, including heat shield tiles, landing propellant, structural reinforcements, and other recovery systems.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
My insurance company said my roof lost a few tiles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Though clay roof tiles were introduced by the Romans, the English industry grew up in the eastern part of the country during the 12th century.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Rudolph explained that the tiles on the shuttle’s wings, which were part of its thermal protection system, show the damage on each launch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Mostly the proper way to mix the clay, the proper way to form the tiles and smooth the dry ones, so that through wind, sun, rain they will last and last.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
This country is tiled with adrift twentysomething males, beset with incoherent politics, whose opinion about any issue is generated in the 10 seconds after they’ve been asked the question.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
Somehow, creaky tiled houses have been wedged here between enormous outcroppings of glacial boulders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The tiled pool has a romantic feel, like it’s from another era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026
The chef’s kitchen is the epitome of luxury thanks to its high ceilings adorned in wooden beams, marble tiled flooring, wooden island table, and state-of-the-art appliances.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
She stood for a moment—rather as though it were a rendezvous point of some kind—in the middle of the tiled floor.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Meanwhile the tiling for the kitchen has, Lorenze revealed, been specially created for the couple featuring designs that reflect their passions, interests, and romantic milestones.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
Well-known visual examples of this kind of tiling can be found in the artwork of M.C.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
A student visa for Belarus, available in three weeks for 2.75 million CFA, sought-after tiling jobs in Dubai, and a three-month employment contract in Latvia are just some of the options on the list.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025
Just building a roof and tiling the floor would cost about $6-7,000 USD, she says.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
“Perhaps,” thought Mr. Popper, “all that white tiling reminds him of the ice and snow at the South Pole. Poor thing, maybe he’s thirsty.”
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
