ceiling

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The BSP held an off-cycle policy meeting in March and warned inflation could breach its 4% ceiling this year due to higher energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Giveon should be counted among the great SoCal voices, and his Saturday show proved his ambitions for it have no ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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

In the lounge, where Pike and his roommate host dinner parties, icicle lights hang from the ceiling and cases of Coca-Cola are stored in a corner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

A second later, a huge chunk of the ceiling came loose and crashed to the ground exactly where I’d been standing.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin