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These included reproductions of paintings by Degas, Dürer, Raphael, and Manet, and also images of Javanese dancers and the friezes at the temple of Borobudur.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025 -
On Wednesday, behind the office building where there are wall friezes created by McGraw-Hill, shy deer and a jackrabbit darted away.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
31 July 2025
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Photographs taken inside the home at the time showcase the property’s original stonework, elaborate plaster cornices and ceiling decoration, according to PA.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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But in recent weeks, sometime after March, a series of ornate gold medallions—originally affixed to the ceiling cornice—have started to appear elsewhere in the room, as if the unique piece of decor were multiplying itself.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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There are two major airports – one in Tivat and another in the capital, Podgorica – but most travelers coming from the United States will need to connect through a larger hub such as Belgrade, Serbia.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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In 1963: The March on Washington took place, drawing about 200,000 peaceful protesters to the nation’s capital to advocate for equal rights for Black Americans.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Early plans, according to Smithsonian magazine, included an entablature with a short history of the country, a staircase, a Hall of Records to include the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the torsos of each president featured.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
6 Aug. 2024
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Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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Fifteen of the 21 columns have shown a profit, while 11 have beaten the benchmark.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The victory puts the Current (14-2-1) back in the win column a week after the first draw of the season.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
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Police said no injuries have been reported, but the explosion sparked a massive blaze that sent black pillars of smoke into the sky and caused oil to rain down over the region.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The creation of the Colorado NHL Alumni Association formed under strong pillars.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 Aug. 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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But entering via the Park Avenue lobby, with its walls and pilasters of Rockwood stone, still feels like a moment.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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“Socle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socle. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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