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ceiling

[see-ling] / ˈsi lɪŋ /


NOUN
maximum
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Bang has limited contact with her grown-up daughter, and fell into severe depression after major back surgery, spending hours alone staring at the ceiling in pain.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Clarke is convinced he and his players have learned from those experiences and are now in a position to "break that glass ceiling" by progressing to a historic knockout tie.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But then he hit a ceiling, and on Tuesday, it became official that he failed to advance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Also on Tuesday, the company bumped up the low-end of its revenue guidance for the fiscal year that ends in late January, while it still expects a ceiling of $1.12 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Together we walked across the echoing room, and I glanced up at the perfectly intact ceiling.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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