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

In 1953, Angel’s brother Juan opened a burger-and-ice cream stand called the Snow Cap Drive-In, using recycled lumber and decorating every surface with bright colors and jokes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

One of those lesser-known painters is Palmerino di Guido, who assisted Giotto in decorating the celebrated St. Nicholas and Magdalen Chapels in the basilica’s lower church.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

There is nothing decorating the room apart from the Massachusetts state and American flags and an oil portrait of a judge.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri