ceiling

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Cigarette butts litter the floor, moldy food is left to decay on greasy dishes and the ceiling is stained with candle soot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Eventually, things get more obvious: a levitating wheelchair, some skittering around on the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Behind the locked doors of former holding cells in Swansea, the BBC was shown hauls of fake goods piled from floor to ceiling which have been seized by trading standards officers.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"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

A lightbulb hung from a long wire in the ceiling.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova