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exterior

[ik-steer-ee-er] / ɪkˈstɪər i ər /




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Built in 1976, the interior and exterior of the two-story home were lovingly refreshed to reflect Keaton’s signature modern black-and-white aesthetic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

"My hair, my makeup, my shoes, my jewellery, my purse, my gloves, everything. And just from creating that exterior for me, he gave me the sense of a spy lady."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Its towering, mostly unbroken face and narrow swimming pool suggested a rampart and a moat, but behind the concrete exterior, Caland eliminated every door save the guest bathroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Though Cooper has yet to issue a ruling, officials have now come up with 10 different ways using similar language to install Trump’s name on the exterior marble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Beneath his gentle exterior, Washington was a ruthless and jealous man who commanded a powerful network of supporters and spies, dubbed by the opposition the “Tuskegee machine.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The homes, mostly clad in wooden exteriors, none more than two stories high, are scattered along 10 miles of coastline about 100 miles north of San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Behind nondescript exteriors in Virginia’s “Data Center Alley,” some employees log up to 30,000 steps a day while others ride scooters down echoey hallways and sniff for overheating equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

While no photos of the ultraprivate property are available, a shot from Reynolds’ Instagram account with his mom gives a sense of the graphite exteriors of the charming property.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

Murphy describes the Union Street buildings as being "stone box exteriors with timber in it" - the same sort of design technique used by Mackintosh at the School of Art.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

Steel girders replaced wood-framing, exteriors were made of brick or granite, and designs favored straight, simple lines.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy




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