flooring
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On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
But there are still major problems, including uneven flooring, and they are now desperate to move out of their once-beloved home and into sheltered accommodation.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
National Park Service crews dumped hydrogen peroxide into the water last week and then pieces of the new flooring started breaking loose as crews began vacuuming the pool floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
"We saw walls collapsing, the floors opening up. And then water and mud began spurting up from underneath the flooring."
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
It’s even part of the supermarket building, because the wallboard, the flooring, and many other building materials are made with corn.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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Items for which demand was last week reported high: Beer glasses and mugs, mirrors, linen, uniforms for barkeeps and barmaids, cabinet work including paneling for bars, murals, mosaic and composition floorings; also sausage, pretzels, pickles.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Some of the dwelling houses had the solid earth for floors, while others had floorings of hewn planks.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
Water splashed on board, the engine hissed as the spray fell on it, and the floorings got wet.
From Brandon of the Engineers by Bindloss, Harold
Giving Jake the helm, Dick crawled under the foredeck, where the floorings were drier than anywhere else, and lay smoking and thinking until day broke.
From Brandon of the Engineers by Bindloss, Harold
"You'd have swamped her in another hour or two—the cabin floorings are all awash."
From Vane of the Timberlands by Bindloss, Harold