the terraces
plural noun
British
: a section of a stadium with wide steps where people stand to watch soccer matches
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The roar from the terraces when Kohli enters the crease, like Tendulkar before him, is deafening and generates the same giddy reactions anywhere in the world.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The Friedkin Group’s takeover is on the horizon, but patience is wearing thin on the terraces.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
This seamless interaction between architecture and nature transforms the terraces into communal gathering points.
—New Atlas, 20 Nov. 2024
The three-bedroom main house has three wood-burning fireplaces, a chef's kitchen, a living room with vaulted, beamed ceilings, and French doors opening on the terraces.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
One of the terraces is featured off the main living area on the second level, where living room, kitchen, and dining room spaces co-exist in a single space.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2024
There is the unfortunate possibility that the terraces will be barren, but cheap ticket prices should hopefully reel in the fans.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Youngsters took the sun and air on the terraces, apparently in all seasons, with some good results, until the invention of drug therapies for TB in the 1940s obviated the need for heliotropic hospitals.
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
Its ceilings and walls bore Moorish frescoes and Spanish tiles lined the terraces.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The Friedkin Group’s takeover is on the horizon, but patience is wearing thin on the terraces.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
This seamless interaction between architecture and nature transforms the terraces into communal gathering points.
—New Atlas, 20 Nov. 2024
The three-bedroom main house has three wood-burning fireplaces, a chef's kitchen, a living room with vaulted, beamed ceilings, and French doors opening on the terraces.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
One of the terraces is featured off the main living area on the second level, where living room, kitchen, and dining room spaces co-exist in a single space.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2024
There is the unfortunate possibility that the terraces will be barren, but cheap ticket prices should hopefully reel in the fans.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Youngsters took the sun and air on the terraces, apparently in all seasons, with some good results, until the invention of drug therapies for TB in the 1940s obviated the need for heliotropic hospitals.
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
Its ceilings and walls bore Moorish frescoes and Spanish tiles lined the terraces.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
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