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In spring, clouds of cruciform blossoms of white, pink, or red (yes, red) adorn leafless branches.—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026 In addition to Glock, pistols with a cruciform trigger bar — including the Palmetto State Armory Dagger and the Ruger RXM — would need to be redesigned, according to Everytown spokesperson Isabel Aptman.—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 Digging deeper into the cruciform pit, archaeologists uncovered jade carvings, a crocodile, a bird, and possibly a woman in childbirth, echoes of myth and life.—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025 The site features crosses of increasing sizes with a cruciform pit containing precious ritual artifacts at its center.—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025 Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino.—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025 Leigh’s version employs a cruciform bust of a woman instead.—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024 Access to it is granted by a cruciform key, in two sections; collect the pair, slot ’em together, and the Entity lies within your grasp.—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023 The thruster pods of the Event Horizon are the towers of Notre-Dame cathedral turned on their side, and the cruciform shape of the Event Horizon itself is the cruciform shape of Notre-Dame cathedral from plan elongated a little bit.—Vulture, 18 Aug. 2022