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chimney

[chim-nee] / ˈtʃɪm ni /


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Heidegger’s noble guests cavorted as milkmaids, chimney sweeps, gypsies, “Indian kings” and even a “nude” Adam wearing a body stocking and fig leaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Zusha grew up on a dirt road in upstate New York and has worked as a stonemason and a chimney sweep.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

One struck the chimney of a power plant in Auvere, Estonia, while another exploded in the southern Kraslava region of Latvia.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Once you create a chimney that stands alone, “it always signals that absence.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The pipe rambled across past the mud dauber wasps’ nest to a hole in the chimney.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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