façade
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And the occasional cracks in what might be called her monumental façade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Only the façade of the building at the corner of Gordon Street and Union Street was left standing after the fire in March.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
The fire on Sunday 8 March, which began in a vape shop on Union Street, destroyed a Victorian building at the junction with Gordon Street, with only the façade left standing.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
“The façade was badly deteriorated, and the interior was … well, let’s say it was very lived-in,” according to their architect, Ben Bischoff.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
When Root saw early drawings of the Auditorium, he said it appeared as if Sullivan were about to “smear another façade with ornament.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Instead, a government team will come later to tell her and place a red warning sticker on her building’s facade.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Upon arriving at the property, guests are greeted with lush landscaping and mature trees, which line the home’s facade.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The LP revolved around a sad clown persona, a facade to cope with her harsh internal criticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The water gushed through gaps in the roof, running down the frescoes on the facade and onto the icons inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Jessie had built the water wall along the eastern facade of the brownstone, inspired by a science class during which her teacher showed them different cartoons of Rube Goldberg machines.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
But in some cases, blue skies can be seen through the facades, making the decaying structures look like theater props.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Across Havana, the ravages of time, lack of maintenance and overcrowding is writ large in the facades of one of the best preserved colonial cities in the Americas.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
While the grounds have yet to be landscaped, the structures designed to house foster siblings together are clearly taking shape, featuring white facades, gray rooftops, and numerous windows.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Ornate Creole-style ironwork decorated the facades of buildings just like they do in the French Quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
She talked about structural supports and facades and stuff, and I tried to listen.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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