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buttress

[buh-tris] / ˈbʌ trɪs /




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Millions will be spent to regild the hulking Art Deco statues that buttress Arlington Memorial Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Among them are working drawings that prescribe the profile of every block of stone, each keyed to its exact place in the building, whether gable, tracery or buttress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

From vocalisations to food intake, social interactions to rhythmic beating on trees, known as buttress drumming, they note down everything.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Basically, since getting sworn in to the role, Patel has used a Gulfstream jet owned by the agency to buttress his vacation time.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

She landed on a curving ivory buttress and rode it like a skateboarder grinding a railing.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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