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wall

[wawl] / wɔl /


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But on the other side of a partition wall - an area Legacy's director Robert Bush ordered an employee to keep hidden from others in the industry - is a labyrinth of dimly-lit corridors.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Shimmering silver foil curtains hung from the front windows and the adjacent workout room, equipped with a mirrored wall and barres, was bathed in soft bubble-gum pink light.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Unverified footage shared on social media showed parts of a wall at the centuries-old Kumamoto Castle collapsing.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

As Meta Platforms prepares to report second-quarter earnings, the company is confronting a wall of artificial-intelligence pessimism that will be difficult to overcome.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Built-in bookshelves ran along this false wall, old, sagging shelves whose blistered wood bore the same water stains as the wall behind them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The mall in the town of Kashima was apparently gutted by a gas explosion, a government source told the Kyodo news agency, collapsing ceilings and walls.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

This reduces sunlight entering the room and heating up floors, walls and furniture.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Inside, TV screens replaced the overhead luggage compartments, and a strip of lights lined the carriages’ walls from front to back.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Tremors also caused historic walls at the 17th-century Kumamoto castle to tumble.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

We plunged through a small gap of daylight just as the walls thundered down behind us.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

The osprey returned to the nest in a walled garden on 25 March, male 022 arrived the following day and the pair became settled.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

The dig revealed a walled complex that had remained largely undisturbed since Roman times.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2026

Beyond security concerns, authoritarian leaders often house senior officials on military bases or within walled compounds as a way of minimizing the possibility of a coup.

From Salon Mar. 24, 2026

Nearly a century after its 1928 debut, the walled and gated estate remains remarkably intact.

From MarketWatch Mar. 5, 2026

As befit his rank and station, Quentyn Martell had been given quarters within the Great Pyramid, two levels down—a handsome suite of rooms with its own privy and walled terrace.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

With reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pacing the offensive attack and an airtight defense walling off the rim on the other end, the Thunder have put up a mind-blowing +16.0 net rating, entering Wednesday’s game.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

America has prospered for centuries not by walling itself off but by attracting people who bring energy, ideas, and investment.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2025

Among other things, Sally Millington, 45, from York, has tried bell-ringing, dry-stone walling, cliff camping, wheelchair basketball and stand-up comedy since 2018.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2025

Work crews followed them in, razing trees and greenery and walling off the space by double-stacking heavy metal cargo containers around the entire park perimeter.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2024

I want to tell her that the only thing you get from walling yourself in is empty.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King




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