rails

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In every direction, she is struggling to reconcile what she rails against with what has carried her this far.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

There are vitrines throughout, filled with fine jewelry, asteroid chunks and a brontosaurus tooth; some of them have drink rails, where a martini can rest beside an artifact that’s hundreds of millions of years old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“Things haven’t gone off the rails yet. The market is bending, but it isn’t breaking,” Mike Thompson said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

About 70 lavish dresses and tailored suits hang on rails, ready for this year's prom season.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Out of the window were wide fields with wonderful rail fences just like in the pictures of Lincoln splitting rails.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen