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She isn't cavalier enough to jettison everything, though: Both 7 Rings and her Lady Gaga duet Rain On Me raise the roof.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Alexis Milan waits with his blind 17-year-old son for the sun to disappear behind the horizon of Central Havana, so they can head to the roof.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
On June 17, a fire began on the roof of the 500,000-square-foot Lineage cold storage facility that gutted the building and destroyed half the structure over several days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
You have installed a new roof for your home, carried out home repairs, paid for two automobiles and nasty veterinary bills.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“No roof, green walls, right and left turns…The hedge maze!”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Some had trees growing through fallen roofs, one had a wasp nest peeking out the window, and many had red diamonds indicating they were at risk of collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Three bungalows in Stonehouse Avenue were severely damaged, with two, including Paula's home, losing their roofs completely.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The temporary walls and roofs, the tables and chairs, the music.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Heat rises through the building, and sun-facing walls and roofs can continue releasing stored heat after sunset.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Everything sloped away before him, flat roofs below flat roofs, down to the towers and battlements of the city's northern wall.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
“Gambrel roofed Barnhaus,” the listing read, “next door to the best burritos in town.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Only decades ago many of the cottages in Scotland’s Highlands were roofed in heather, bracken and marram grass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a roofed theatre, market and river port at the site of a Roman town.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
Ylonen made it 5-3 at 11:55 when he jumped on defenseman Timothy Liljegren’s turnover and roofed a backhander.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
On the right side of the meadow a large common latrine has been built, a roofed and durable construction.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
And some features that had previously been eliminated needed to be returned to the home, including original roofing, porches and even light switches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
I then obtained estimates from three roofing companies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Yet residents who have cautiously returned to Nabatieh have expressed dismay at the huge damage Israel inflicted on the city's neighbourhoods and its famed market, where the roofing had collapsed and shops were devastated.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
He slowly expanded over 7 acres by acquiring adjacent businesses, including a roofing company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Shadow’s temples felt as if they had been reattached to the rest of his skull with roofing nails, and his vision was blurred.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
