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There is almost no advertising, with an occasional exception like Apple putting a banner atop the page to get you to tune in to Apple TV for something.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

At City Hall, the statue of Columbus stood atop a stone pedestal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Much of the freak-out was fed by polls supposedly showing Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco atop the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

With a jazzy score fixed atop its ’60s-era mod-cartoon opening sequence, “Propeller One-Way Night Coach” makes no effort to disguise its pastiche.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

She put on the coat, handed Gelifen to Christopher, and clambered up onto the prow of the boat, standing atop the carved figurehead, which was shaped like an apple.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell