facade
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This time, I've noticed that under the facade of unity, there's a brewing fight.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
An AFP photographer on Thursday saw that the diplomatic emblem and a plaque that adorned the consulate's facade had been removed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The facade of the building betrays no affiliation—neither hammer nor sickle.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The steady decrease in quality is unmistakable, and it’s perfectly conceivable that even a day-one Marvel enthusiast would feel the facade crumbling at some point.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
In Dallas’s case, he felt he was in a better position to see past the town’s facade.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Today, visitors enter via the ornate Nativity façade, on the church’s eastern side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mocked by some as the “Darth Vader” façade for its bizarrely helmeted Roman soldiers, the Passion façade embodies the New Testament story of betrayal, suffering and transcendence in angular, expressionistic figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But step past the luxury façade into the basement, and the quiet disappears.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Exposed rooms where families once lived can be seen, and Iranian flags fly from the shattered façade.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
I hurried to my address and was challenged by the sheer height of the white stone with its sculptured bronze façade.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
But most insistently, the interstitial visuals are cinematographer Szor’s night shots of apartment facades in modern Tel Aviv: citizens at rest with their loved ones, working out or eating in front of their televisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
He’d return with images of abandoned stairwells, dilapidated neon signage, Art Deco theater facades, boiler room control valves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some apartment blocks are stripped of their facades.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Then, if the system is visible from the street, local officials can refuse if it mars the iconic, limestone facades of the city’s Haussmannian buildings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Tubular neon in cursive script decorates the restored brick facades, and there’s a lot of brass trim, a lot of real estate, a lot of money.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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