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In this elegant setting—a dining room set with Afropunk oil portraits and industrial-chic brass beams overhead—the fruit was presented as an aperitivo.—
Samantha Falewée,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026 -
With cathedral ceilings, select pieces of midcentury-modern furniture, and exposed wood beams, the interiors are comfortable without being cluttered.—
Sarah Wood González,
Architectural Digest,
30 Apr. 2026
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This waterproof sandal features Chaco’s signature Luvseat contoured footbed, leaving your feet—and those arches—supported for long-wear comfort.—
Lara Kramer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The low-slung seating position, with heels nearly aligned to hips, takes its cue from motorsport, while the driver’s view is framed by prominent wheel arches that seem to sit at chest level.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2026
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In preparing for the original The Devil Wears Prada, Ledermann and the makeup department completely avoided looking at trend boards and noughties fashion campaigns, aiming instead to create looks for each fictional woman that were specific to each of their personalities.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to his campaign website, Hale has served on several boards in Anderson, including the City of Anderson’s Planning Commission and the Anderson Union High School District Board of Trustees.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The state tourney brackets each have eight teams, along with individual singles and doubles tourneys.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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The plans show 17 units will be rented to those in extremely low-income brackets, 17 will be rented to people at very low-income levels, and 137 will be rented to others with low incomes.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The canopy of rising columns that resemble a forest open above, which allows light to pour through and mimic sunlight filtering through leaves.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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When viewed from the ground outside the Lincoln Memorial, the arch’s two columns would create a frame around Arlington House.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Downriver from the Shoshone Falls are the Pillar Falls, a low waterfall split by rock pillars.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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As their mutual competitiveness grows shockingly ugly, Niall learns to turn Ruben’s Samsonian strength and fury against him, knocking down the pillars of Ruben’s own life.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.—
Carey Purcell,
Architectural Digest,
27 Oct. 2025
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With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meet, also, a discreet, briefcase-toting ball-bearings salesman from Chicago, recently moved here with his wife, now that the kids are grown.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The best way to get your bearings is to board the safari vehicle, a Land Cruiser custom-fashioned with an open-air perch some 10 feet off the ground.—
Samantha Falewée,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Girders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girders. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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