ceiling
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Every barrier broken is a notch in a glass ceiling, and the ceiling does not care much whether the person who cracked it got to walk all the way through.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
China, meanwhile, has an annual capacity ceiling of 45 million tons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Since receiving the keys in early August they’ve added vintage tin ceiling tiles and removed the pool tables to make way for more seating and a piano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The walls and ceiling of the Black Sheep Sports Bar, where the Manhattan Young Democrats are hosting their fourth social of the year, are still covered in World Cup banners and flags.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
I blinked in the white glare of bright ceiling lights.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
In 2024, a humorous video went viral on Tiktok, featuring students and teachers at one high school in Seine-Saint-Denis complaining of rundown facilities, including leaking ceilings and a lack of chairs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Residents are believed to have exited and entered their homes via openings in their ceilings, and to have traversed the city by scrambling across their neighbors’ roofs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Classic lantern-style fixtures are suspended from the ceilings, which keep the space warm with exposed wood beams.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Her friend, Sacha, said the ceilings in Marseille's schools were leaking and conditions were generally rather poor, "so we can't really work a lot of time".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
I am not going to face off against Theo in this garret of a bedroom, no exits, slanted ceilings.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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