decorating

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The pregnancy had been far enough along to start getting their 4-year-old daughter excited about decorating a nursery, family-of-four camping trips and what it would mean to become a big sister.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Department of Veterans Affairs External link, the holiday was established to honor fallen soldiers by decorating their graves with flowers.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

At the Brant Foundation, Haring’s meteoric rise—from a graffiti artist decorating empty ad spaces in the subway in 1980 to international stardom by 1984—is recounted through some 50 objects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"I'm preparing menus in English, Chinese and Japanese, and decorating the restaurant with purple flowers," he adds - BTS's signature colour.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

All day, instead of laying up in bed, she works on decorating the ten-foot Christmas tree in the foyer, making my life a vacuuming hell with all the needles flying around.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett