crypt
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Give me lighting that makes it possible for me to take a Zoom call without looking like I’ve been buried alive in a dark crypt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
When the structure is completed and the scaffolding dismantled, the tower will be blessed on June 10 to coincide with the centenary of the death of Gaudi, whose body lies in the basilica's crypt.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
"Over time, more and more areas with an older epigenetic profile develop in the tissue. Through the natural process of crypt division, these regions continuously enlarge and can continue to grow over many years."
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026
The natural well was later incorporated into the walls of Glasgow Cathedral, forming the heart of the Kentigern Shrine in the crypt.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
Beyond the first crypt they found a passage lined with stone shelves.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing crypt
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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