curtain
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Behind the curtain: the new existential threat to AI.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Even before Gardner shows up an hour before curtain, a backstage crew is hard at work crafting Lumiere’s signature flame effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
But as soon as the curtain came down on that campaign and the parade to celebrate their new silverware had finished, Arteta's thoughts moved to taking Arsenal to a "different dimension".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
There is no dedicated press cabin, and reporters are separated from staff by a heavy curtain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
It was a pity about the stage curtain, but really, what choice had she had?
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
She added: "We initially had to play inside in darkness with the curtains closed before getting the UV-resistant film on our windows."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Thick, red curtains adorned the “window,” which the man used to peer outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
On sunny days, keep curtains or blinds closed on sun-facing windows.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
On Sundays, however, iron curtains roll shut, turning city centers into eerie, echoey deserts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
It had a roof with roll-down side curtains.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Mr. Noseda seems slightly amused by the weirdness of these curtained interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
When they got closer - the entrance to the cave had been curtained off with brightly coloured saris - they saw a "little blonde girl" running out.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
People wishing to give testimony may do so orally in a curtained area with a stenographer, or do so in writing at tables.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
How heavily the rain fell could be inferred from how well it curtained our view of objects in the landscape.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2022
Along the opposite wall were curtained French doors bounded by two large Ionic columns.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
He can no longer hold back this rage that he has been curtaining off with these civil gestures.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2023
Cedars-Sinai has recruited more staff and expanded areas to care for patients, including curtaining off places in the hospital as “alternative care units.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
The curtaining of the Carnegie disappointed a stream of hungry would-be customers on Monday, many of them tourists who went out of their way to test their tolerance for protein.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2015
Most householders and shopkeepers had already voluntarily followed the Government's request by extinguishing outside lights, curtaining windows, painting over skylights.
From Time Magazine Archive
Throughout the day the close curtaining mists had resisted all stir of air, and the temperature had been almost sultry.
From The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee by Douglas Duer
