ceiling

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Inside, time seemed to move differently: tennis whites drying beneath the afternoon sun, bridge rooms carrying the faint smell of cigarettes and talcum powder, elderly members reading newspapers beneath slow ceiling fans.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The crowd drowns in the second-long tension as they sit below teardrop-shaped papier-mâché stalactite hanging from handmade alien geodes on the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Michelangelo’s burning resentment of Da Vinci kept him warm at night, and his hostility toward Raphael fueled his years-long dedication to tagging up the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Parkins received some harsh feedback about a dusty ceiling fan in one listing photo.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

There was twice, no, three times as much straw as before, all piled along the walls and halfway up to the ceiling.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff