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Recent Examples of flying buttressAn aerodynamic channel in the rear pillar creates a flying buttress, while the roof is painted black.—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2021 The vault is punctured by three gaping holes, and the flying buttresses are propped up by giant wooden blocks.—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020 Details – rose windows, gargoyles, flying buttresses – came gradually.—Mike Hughes, Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2020 And the damage threatened the delicate balance of forces between the vault and the cathedral’s flying buttresses: The entire building teetered on possible collapse.—Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Science | AAAS, 12 Mar. 2020 See all Example Sentences for flying buttress
Some news accounts of the unveiling have seized on this quote, but it was clearly made in a spirit of humility, as in: How did a guy like me, from such modest beginnings, end up on a pedestal?
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2024
Here's a hint: A gorgeous entry to a park
With a controversy so stark
Now a vacant space to mull
Nothing left but a pedestal
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Celebrities have weighed in on the 2024 presidential race in a variety of ways, with some of the biggest names in sports and Hollywood hoping their backing can move the needle this November.
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
5 Nov. 2024
Did Swift's endorsement for Harris move the needle for Democrats?
Hayleigh Colombo,
The Indianapolis Star,
4 Nov. 2024
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