cathedral
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At the end of the service, four F-35 fighter jets flew over the cathedral in a "missing man" formation.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
She summed up her comparison this way: “If you remove the frame of the cathedral, those stained glass windows shatter. They’re useless.”
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
He will also meet people with disabilities and sick members of the faith at Rimini's cathedral before presiding over an open-air mass at the city's port in early evening.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
While the funeral will also be open to the public, access inside the cathedral will be limited, given the numbers expected.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Remove a pane of really old glass from the window of a European cathedral and it will be noticeably thicker at the bottom than at the top.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
They owe their preservation to the organized workshops or “building lodges” that built the great cathedrals, and that drew and revised their plans as they rose, decade by decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
“What an incredible opportunity to elevate the sport in a city where you have one of the great cathedrals of the sport,” Wasserman told The Times last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
The paper survives as a husk, but the institution that became one of the cathedrals of world journalism is gone.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2026
Though Harry could see only a fraction of the immense gold walls surrounding the field, he could tell that ten cathedrals would fit comfortably inside it.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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