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pillar

[pil-er] / ˈpɪl ər /




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“He was a true pillar of our community — someone who showed up for others, gave generously of his time and energy, and made a lasting impact on the people fortunate enough to know him.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Femi Adebayo praised Ogogo as a "true pillar of Yoruba cinema" whose impact would live on for generations.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

They have come against a backdrop of concerns over job security as artificial intelligence transforms South Korea's automotive industry, a pillar of the Asian nation's economy.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

To support Henry Bacon’s Parthenon-like building and Daniel Chester French’s colossal statue, builders had to sink 122 hollow steel cylinders deep into the marshy soil to reach bedrock, then fill each pillar with concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

If the pillar is the sun, then these tables are like the orbits the planets take, making bigger and bigger circles the farther you get away.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Modern place names survive from Aztec settlements, she notes, and Aztec foods such as maize, corn and beans remain pillars of Mexican cuisine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

"It serves as a forward-looking strategic platform, guiding our bilateral partnership across all five pillars -- political, economic, maritime, people-to-people, and security."

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Those two pillars — the Fosse and Harpman — allowed the Levys to open their office in Oakland in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

His original zero-based budgeting message had pillars like “give every dollar a job,” and was outlined in 2017’s “You Need a Budget,” a Wall Street Journal bestseller.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

In the crazily veering flashes of light, Chess saw dozens of other guards step out from behind the pillars and push the crowd back.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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