attic

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Not only was he not making money, he was probably losing money, as the cost of living eroded his savings like moths eating clothes stored in the attic.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Gordon Matta-Clark cut holes through three floors of the building, Jene Highstein created a rolling hill of concrete in a former classroom, and Richard Serra embedded a steel sculpture in the floor of the attic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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

Kid Cudi is lounging in a colorful attic much like the one in his childhood home in Cleveland.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

We both crawl through the hole into the attic, and he resets the boards.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron