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Recent Examples of riserEarly risers in the eastern U.S. and Canada can catch the Moon passing in front of Spica this morning, briefly hiding the bright star from view.—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024 One of the biggest risers on the London Stock Exchange was Baillie Gifford’s U.S. Growth Trust, which invests in U.S.-domiciled or listed companies.—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 6 Nov. 2024 Buyers can choose two to four of these adjustable-height assemblies and can even add a lower set of crossbars to the same risers for three levels of storage, as shown in the top photo.—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024 The shortage of sleep is most likely felt by early risers, and not so much by night owls.—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for riser
Kengo Kuma & Associates uses lumber for screens, scaffolds, and panels hung on a steel-frame pavilion.
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 Jan. 2025
In a darkened room, a sculpture made of theatrical lighting scaffolds flickered in and out of visibility, illuminated by lights that were set to move in time with music from Turner’s titular 1984 album—although no music played in the space.
While Bishop Lester Love spoke of healing and hope at the pulpit, Alexander didn’t seem convinced the city will be safer after a car rampage killed 14 New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street.
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC News,
4 Jan. 2025
Glo’s Glorious had preachers implementing her lyrics in pulpits.
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