wall
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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
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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
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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
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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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