chimney
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The house has a defective chimney, a historic beehive oven and even a hidden chamber decorated with hieroglyphs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Heidegger’s noble guests cavorted as milkmaids, chimney sweeps, gypsies, “Indian kings” and even a “nude” Adam wearing a body stocking and fig leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The chimney, says Akashi, is “a kind of restless object. It only functions with a home.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
In Shropshire, firefighters trudged through half a mile of snow in the dark to deal with a chimney fire.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
Mrs. Clarke fretted and paced, but within the hour a thin plume of smoke rose from the bakehouse chimney.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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