attic

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I spent hours with Dad in our garage grease pit bleeding brakes, in our attic installing insulation, in the furnace room adjusting burners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The battered wooden trunk had been in the family for a century -- shifted from attic to barn to garage as it was handed down through the generations.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The ghosts of prior Masters disasters were rattling in the attic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The ’90s-themed attic, which he says is a metaphor for his mind, serves as the backdrop for his latest project: a podcast called “Big Bro With Kid Cudi,” premiering Wednesday via Wave Sports and Entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He tried not to imagine what was happening just below the attic floor: every single thing they owned—their furniture, Cleo’s toys, Mom’s cookbooks, Dad’s trumpet and all his music—being covered with water.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis