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floor

[flawr] / flɔr /




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If Skubal can fight to get up off this floor — if that is what this is, the low point for both the pitcher and his new club — L.A. will love him for it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, 2006: I was meeting with an investor I knew on the 65th floor of a reflective glass building.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Her husband Basianus Cak was being treated on the hospital's third floor for a heart and lung condition and diabetes.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The result was announced on the floor of Clacton Leisure Centre, rather than on a stage, to make sure there was enough space for all the candidates.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The floor tilts sideways, and I grab the wall with my free hand to steady myself.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Roadways become dining rooms, dance floors, bars, and parties.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

After a brief stay in council emergency accommodation, she said they spent a year sleeping on the sofas and floors of people she had met in Margate.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

It mixes images of parquet floors; spindly, naked trees; and Sol LeWitt-style stripes in a geometric composition that juxtaposes inside and out, black and white, relaxation and activity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

At Toyon, carpet was replaced with rugs and easy-to-clean linoleum floors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The hand that I shook was ridged and leathery from years of scrubbing floors.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

From the panels to the exhibit hall, I was floored by the number of artists, the collectibles and the displays.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Emma Little-Pengelly said that people who worked alongside Donaldson over the past 20 years are "floored, shocked and utterly repulsed".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

We were floored by how many of you wrote in—so many rich, personal stories that we could only make room for a handful here.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Referring to the synthetic soldier, Justine Moore, an AI-focused partner at Silicon Valley investor Andreessen Horowitz, wrote on X: "I'm genuinely floored by how many dudes are following influencers that are clearly AI."

From Barron's May 10, 2026

I was floored by the vileness—and by the disappointment she must be feeling.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

But there are still major problems, including uneven flooring, and they are now desperate to move out of their once-beloved home and into sheltered accommodation.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

National Park Service crews dumped hydrogen peroxide into the water last week and then pieces of the new flooring started breaking loose as crews began vacuuming the pool floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Referencing original black-and-white photos, Jackson designed a massive 120-foot-long set, complete with a stage, seating, bleachers and mahogany flooring, to be filled with up to 500 extras.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Highlights included a semicircular living room, white marble flooring, and glass doors to the gardens.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

Another pile of garbage bags sits in front of the sink, doing nothing to hide the yellowed linoleum flooring that’s cracked and peeling where it meets the worn brown carpeting of the living room.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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