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attic

[at-ik] / ˈæt ɪk /
NOUN
space under the roof of a house
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The poems have been published in a collection called Poems from an Attic, which also includes a poem about her husband, historian Michael Foot.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

While the work of their Attic cousins is celebrated for being high-minded and idealistic—all those ripped bodies, gods and goddesses—theirs, with its focus on everyday individuals and events, can be seen as prosaic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Now in his 10th season as a color commentator and analyst for the team on SportsNet LA, Hershiser enjoys a side hustle running a collectibles store in Claremont called Legends’ Attic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

Andrews books, I devoured "Flowers in the Attic," and that whole series.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2023

He got up early every day, bathed, shaved, and put on a necktie to translate Attic Greek for two hours before breakfast.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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