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A pair of 40-story residential towers was painted red to resemble missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
In a first-of-its-kind large-scale study, scientists created giant fire whirls, spinning columns of flame that resemble fire tornadoes, and found they burn oil faster and more cleanly than conventional methods.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
The spaces between the fingers resemble the triangular basins created as the crust extends.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
As Sam Sacks writes, “Ms. Strout has developed her true mastery in an archetypal mode, writing stories that resemble secular parables or everyman morality dramas.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Her arms and face were plaster made to resemble marble, her gown gilded in gold leaf that, upon catching the burnished sun, transformed her garment into a mantle of fire.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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