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loft

[lawft, loft] / lɔft, lɒft /
NOUN
room on upper floor
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It went from the loft to the club to the mega bar, and now it has gone to the arena.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

The only downside of Evan Rugen’s East Village loft is the yearslong feud with his neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

He also is a downtown loft developer and commissioned studies that helped inform a far less expensive option that would run down near the flowing river, rather than up above.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Georgia Finch, 26, says she asked for money towards a loft renovation and received £2,500 from 80 guests, which "was amazing" and covered roughly half the cost.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Once an errand took him to a sail loft.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Rec centers were revamped with climbing walls and lazy rivers; dorms gave way to apartment lofts with expansive lounges; campus coffee bars were established with national brands.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Following a COVID-induced hiatus, downtown’s renaissance, with banks converted into lofts and vibrant public spaces, is showing — once again — a new appetite for urban living.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

In 2023 Bellway admitted some of the roofs were faulty and agreed to improve ventilation and lay new insulation, but the work took nearly two years, and people's lofts were exposed for months under scaffolding.

From BBC Jan. 13, 2025

But fear not, Apex isn’t just hanging out in one of Griffin’s lofts, overseeing his nightly buffet of caviar and gold-leafed Pringles.

From Slate Dec. 13, 2024

It was a warehouse, basically, and not the fancy, romantic sort of warehouse hipsters might one day turn into lofts.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

After the early loss of Phil Salt, Brook carted Prince Yadav for two consecutive mighty leg-side sixes and followed with a trademark lofted cover drive into the stands off Axar.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Rowbottom and Lindsey work side by side from adjoining desks in their lofted home office, a French bulldog named Jammy snoring between them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

That day isn’t here yet, and the company still hasn’t lofted any operational satellites into space with Starship.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

“This meticulously restored Victorian delivers the ultimate Hamptons lifestyle: a luxuriously appointed main residence, a lofted studio, and resort-like grounds with a heated gunite pool.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 8, 2026

The truly daring, however, gamely climbed into a rattan gondola, felt hats or straw bowlers grasped tightly in hand as a hot-air balloon lofted them skyward.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Purdy capped the drive by lofting a two-yard touchdown pass to Mike Evans for a 17-7 edge.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

His first remains one of the showpiece's all-time great goals, taking the ball on his chest and lofting it over a defender before volleying into the bottom corner.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Touted for years by Musk as the key to taking humans to Mars, SpaceX is now looking to show that Starship can work, including by lofting the company’s own satellites into orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

Oviedo gave away a poor second goal after 57 minutes, with Raphinha running on to an undercooked back-pass from David Costas and lofting the ball over Oviedo goalkeeper Aaron Escandell.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

He picked them clean from the turf, lofting them with that back-spin which causes them to drop almost dead.

From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Frederick Upham Adams




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