slate
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Jacobs’ residence is constructed from stone and plaster, with a slate roof and copper trim.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Merz on Monday said he was "deeply shocked" by the vote but vowed to press ahead with a slate of reforms.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
At one time 500 people lived on the island that "roofed the world", with public buildings across Scotland - and as far away as Canada and Australia - made rain-tight with Easdale slate.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Financial stocks continued a strong run as investors anticipate a slate of deals that could fatten Wall Street banks’ revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was a stone gray day, the sea a bleak slate broken up by whitecaps, the sky pleated with thick ripples of cloud.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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Footage shared by the country's prime minister office shows soliders carrying survivors and crawling across thick slates of mud to reach others.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Campaigns scrambled to offer their own slates of delegates who they thought would be pledged to them.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
With strong slates of contenders heading into the 2026 Emmys, that could change for both streamers when the nominations are announced July 8.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Under Italian corporate rules, shareholders vote for competing slates of directors rather than individual candidates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Taking into account loose slates, buffeting wind and the occasional slide backwards, Matthias reckoned he had done pretty well as he gained the roof ridge.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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Minutes before the Chargers played defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City in a Week 2 game, Herbert got the nod over slated starter Tyrod Taylor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
President Donald Trump is slated to meet Tuesday with executives from oil companies at the White House, and their discussion will focus in large part on reducing gasoline prices, the White House said Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The company said it expects the deal to be accretive to earnings per share and free cash flow in the first 12 months following close, which is currently slated for the first half of 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
J. Cole’s tour is in support of his seventh album, “The Fall-Off,” and he’s slated to play Oakland for a two-night run over the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
In 1927 best friends Tommy Luther and Earl “Sandy” Graham were slated to ride a pair of stablemates in the same race at Winnipeg’s Polo Park.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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The Legislature voted this year to ban most private detention facilities in the state, slating the detention center for closure in 2025, when its contract with the federal government ends.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
He added he had "no interest in slating anybody or kicking anybody while they are down" as "it ain't my style".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2021
However, I’m just not into slating Madonna and not just because I’m heartily sick of everyone else doing so.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2018
Network executives were already tinkering with the reinvention, but slating “Nashville” for a January premiere helped speed up the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2017
A bailee received some cheese and gave a receipt slating that it was to be kept at the owner's risk of loss from water.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
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