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roofing

[roo-fing, roof-ing] / ˈru fɪŋ, ˈrʊf ɪŋ /


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If they install impact-resistant roofing, some insurance companies will offer homeowners discounted premiums as a reward for disaster-proofing their home.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

AFP visited the remote border zone and saw three buildings reduced to rubble, their scorched zinc roofing twisted among the debris.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

But undertaking a comprehensive renovation — to remove wood decks, install noncombustible siding and roofing, replace windows with multipaned tempered glass, hardscape the land near the house and trim down trees — is expensive.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

They also said that the EA Maintenance Service had been working closely with the school regarding planned roofing works to the mobile classrooms.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

He told me to fetch him his wire cutters, a hammer, and some roofing nails.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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