scaffolding

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They contain internal scaffolding, tightly controlled chemical processes, and genetic instructions that guide nearly everything they do.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

At a time when few museums had contemporary art departments — “you couldn’t write a dissertation on a living artist,” Schaffner notes — Harris Norton funded the scaffolding that would sustain the artists she collected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

She might profitably have removed the scaffolding of the research, avoided extraneous detail and produced more of a page-turner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A safety expert recommended tighter rules over the use of flares and new powers to stop people climbing on lampposts and scaffolding, which led to "high-risk behaviour".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

I ducked into the gym and under the bleachers, checking the scaffolding for microphones as I climbed through to the other side.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia