parapet
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The post included a photo of the actor’s recently released memoir, “You With the Sad Eyes,” and a coffee mug resting on what appears to be a home parapet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
I thought last night might have been the perfect opportunity for Ben White to put his head above the parapet.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
But women's football and sport wouldn't be where it is if no-one put their head above the parapet and ripped up the rule book.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
In the most superficial way, the addition is a contextual match for the main house—it is white, and it is a similar height, with a cornice and a matching parapet.
From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025
Cornflower and Silent Sam stood looking down from the parapet.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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