decorative

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Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, I inherited a mortgage, along with several guns, broken exercise equipment, cabinets full of expired pills and 34 decorative fish.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

"Traditionally we have decorative lighting and illuminations on Independence Day and other national days, but this time we will refrain from that, as part of the austerity measures," Ahmed told reporters.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

On the first floor, the front parlor, with its wooden wainscoting and classical door frames, is more elegant after conservation restored small details in the decorative moldings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

I looked at a decorative fountain in his office—a mini waterfall trickling over rocks.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana