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ceiling

[see-ling] / ˈsi lɪŋ /


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Yet a cafe has to deal with the consumer’s caffeine ceiling.

From The Wall Street Journal

"If a principal was able to put a ceiling on their hours of 40 or even 45 hours that would be a huge win for our profession."

From BBC

The room was uncooled and water was dripping down the walls from a leaky ceiling.

From BBC

The skater with the highest technical ceiling in the field has been inconsistent in practice this week, landing her quads one day and wiping out the next.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jonah glanced around frantically, at the ceiling, the floor, the windows behind Mr. Reardon’s desk.

From Literature