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edifice

[ed-uh-fis] / ˈɛd ə fɪs /


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The 94-year-old edifice, looming majestically over Boyle Heights, stopped taking patients nearly two decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Thick layers of sediment rich in organic material lie beneath the volcanic edifice.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

I took the elevator back down to street level and hopped a cab toward the strangely antique edifice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Littler is the beneficiary, but has added another story to the edifice.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

That show’s Library was a monumental edifice, with towering marbled halls and tinkling fountains, like the lobby of some five-star hotel.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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