ceiling
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Treasury yield touched 5%: Either the key benchmark has reached its ceiling, or it is just getting started with a new era of higher borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A resistance level on a chart is where an upward price trend could hit a ceiling.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
"We even found living corals hidden in a ceiling," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
As we prepared to enter it, we had no idea if the ceiling had collapsed, if the tomb had been looted or destroyed, or if it was still well preserved.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Clare, for example, had strung the ceiling with rows and rows of twine, from which freshly cut mushrooms hung to dry.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
“Interiors by Stewart-Gulrajani merge architecture and artistry with exacting precision. Vaulted open-beam ceilings, vast picture windows, and refined finishes infuse each room with air, light, and composure,” the description added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
In "at-risk" schools where there is no suitable ventilation or where newer buildings have lower ceilings, there would be 75 days where the "comfortable 26C classroom temperature would be breached".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Dust coats the staircases leading to the balcony, while rows of worn seats still face the stage beneath peeling painted ceilings and decorative plasterwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The mall in the town of Kashima was apparently gutted by a gas explosion, a government source told the Kyodo news agency, collapsing ceilings and walls.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The ceilings rose to six meters high, decorated with elaborate paintings of owls in the branches of white poplars.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
