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

Among Ms. Weber’s discoveries are decorative post-life ornaments and part of the Ramesses burial box.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced cuts to the decorative lighting that usually festoons government buildings, for both Independence Day on March 26 and Eid.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Audrey sighed and sat on the brick wall of the decorative fountain near the bus stop.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson