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arch

[ahrch] / ɑrtʃ /


NOUN
curve, curved structure
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Hollyer also shared photos of the couple and friends posing in front of a flower arch and at dinner, seemingly moments after the proposal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

“Outside Lands is so much more than a festival,” the officiant said as the couple faced each other under a partially enclosed floral arch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The authority said a section would also remain in Whitby, where it will be displayed at Whitby Museum alongside bones from the original arch.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Arabi estimated that 30 to 40 percent of the site has been damaged, pointing to the collapse of the western arch and its columns.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

It was a kind of arch, a colossal curvy-shaped thing that reached high up into the sky and came down again at both ends.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

Los Angeles fire officials arrived shortly thereafter and saw the man atop one of the bridge’s arches, said Lindsey Lantz, public service officer with the Los Angeles Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Inside the monastery, AFP journalists saw cracked arches and partially collapsed stone walls, while the monks' living quarters remained intact.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

This detour is not a clever design, but a historical leftover from our fish-like ancestors when the nerve took a straightforward path around the gill arches.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Construction has started, with workers assembling domed arches over a staging area which will become the octagon.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Deb dramatically arches her neck to peer over Kiki’s shoulder.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Metres away, other photographers yelled instructions to ornately dressed young women who held their fingers in victory signs and arched their backs for the camera.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The old factory at 120 Jefferson Northeast, a sand-colored brick building with its distinctive arched entryway, had gone out of business, and quickly.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

Neoclassical busts are cast in sand, marble and bronze and carved through with winding stairs, arched doors and regal columns.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

From the outside, the 1922 Normandy-style house Poer shares with his husband, Beau Quillian, looks traditional and calm, with steep-pitched roofs and arched windows.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

He arched a brow at me before he hung the next shirt.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

A map of the routes with arrows arching across the country gave the operation its arachnid moniker.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

Tuesday’s home run, hit on an arching line to the left-center-field bullpen, served as a long-awaited first example.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2025

Rainmaker Hall is the central meeting space, created inside an old hangar that was once a sweatshop with high, arching beams.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2023

The museum, a low-slung 450,000-square-foot building, is flanked by a river and a meadow; its arching roofed is planted with grasses.

From New York Times Sep. 18, 2023

For long hours each morning and evening, he lay on his small bed, swinging his arms and legs, arching his back, and stretching to keep his body from stiffening.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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