terrace
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That Premium Lounge is expected to include a second-floor open-air terrace, “continuous food and beverage service,” priority entry and a commemorative gift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Outside, tables spilled across a terrace and onto the sand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The primary suite is one of a kind, featuring a spa-inspired bath, a free-standing soaking tub, a glass-enclosed shower, and a custom floating vanity, all accompanied by a terrace overlooking the garden.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
I step off the restaurant’s orderly little terrace and make a slow serpentine path past makeshift dinner parties.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
She cleaned herself up and wrote a note in my diary—would I meet her on the terrace of the old house?
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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Gazza's baggy Roman shellsuit, John Charles plundering black-and-white goals in Turin, King Kev's floodlit perm dazzling Volksparkstadion terraces, Glenn Hoddle's minuscule Monegasque shorts.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Its essence was its array of cantilevered terraces, set at right angles to one another and projecting deep out into space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
There are also three docks, a pool, and terraces surrounding the property.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Grade II listed building divided opinion when it first opened but is now widely regarded as a landmark of brutalist architecture, with its textured concrete, riverside terraces and three auditoriums.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Archaeological excavations uncovered complex systems of drainage ditches dating back to 9,000 years ago and becoming extensive by 6,000 years ago, as well as terraces serving to retain soil moisture in drier areas.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The house itself serves as a time capsule of Old Hollywood glitz and glamour, with sprawling gardens and terraced lawns perched on 8.4 acres overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The famous work of art, which portrays two figures running along a terraced street, can be seen at the National Museum in Cardiff.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
As we climbed the terraced pools of the West Kill, I concentrated on keeping my cast short and precise until I caught my first brook trout, or “brookie.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Nelson said the couple had just rewatched the series before seeing the three bedroom terraced house had been listed for sale online earlier this year.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Flush with wealth, Tiwanaku city swelled into a marvel of terraced pyramids and grand monuments.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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A different report discussed terracing the river upstream from that spot — changing the sloped shape of the sides into steps, “and in those steps, you might insert areas for landscaping to grow,” Weintraub said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
If you look through the history books, it is 30 years since Norwich won at Anfield - in the last game played in front of the Kop when it was still terracing.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
A unique feature of their farming was a method of terracing the hillsides on the southern slopes of the large sandstone plateau to prevent soil erosion.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The upper-tier will become outdoor terracing for new homes.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
The principal reason for its success was its innovative techniques of terracing and irrigation, the latter being used to implement the former.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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