pillars

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A low unemployment rate and near-record-low level of layoffs are also big pillars of support for further spending, as people spend more when they feel secure in their jobs.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

But construction had barely begun, and only the bases of the arch’s four pillars had been built.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Ferrer later learns of another half-brother, her father’s son; these fraught relationships are the pillars of a gorgeous meditation on belonging.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The research shows that while tectonic forces slowly pushed the rock layers upward over millions of years, the dramatic pillars visible today formed much more recently.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Everything is made up of books—the floors, the ceilings, even the pillars between the bookcases.

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