ceiling

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"There are benefits to a strike day, but they are ultimately limited before you hit the ceiling of other pressures from outside the trust," said one senior hospital manager.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The analyst added that if SBA sells at that valuation, it will “doom the industry to that ceiling for a meaningful time.”

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Shortly after Benjamin Chin moved into his home in 2019, he began to hear a persistent rattling sound coming from the ceiling above the primary bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Aerial news footage showed firefighters walking on the roof of the building, where light smoke was rising through the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The first thing I did when we got home was to tie a leather rope across the room under the ceiling.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell