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as in line
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another a column of ants stretched between the fallen hot dog and the ant hill

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as in pilaster
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure engraved columns supported the arch on either side

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Recent Examples of column Sign up to receive Clarence Page’s column in your inbox each week. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025 If the media environment is fragmented, so, too, is the Democratic resistance itself: split, as Kang wrote in this column, in February, among incompatible strategic impulses; severed from a discredited Party establishment but uncertain where to go next; fundamentally leaderless. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025 Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025 This column serves as the script for the news segment of our weekly AI/XR Podcast, co-hosted by former Paramount futurist and co-founder of Red Camera, and Rony Abovitz, founder of Magic Leap, Mako Robotics, and Synthbee AI. Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for column
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Noun
  • The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.
    Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.
    Joe Sutton, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
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  • What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
  • Located at 25 West Hills Drive, a quiet cul-de-sac in Avon, this colonial has undeniable curb appeal enhanced by a central front door that is recessed for protection from the weather and defined by pilasters on either side.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • Once the queue got long enough—usually about ten cars—the bird sprang into action, swooping down and flying just a few feet above the sidewalk along the line of vehicles.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
  • The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • While education and health have long been pillars of their work, sustainability is a newer, but increasingly vital, focus for the Foundation.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • Durability and dominance are the twin pillars of pitching greatness.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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  • He’s won three batting titles in a row for three different teams.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 26 May 2025
  • After playing nine in a row through Wednesday, the Padres will have two 13-straight stretches before the end of June.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
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  • The police brought Mulcahy in for questioning about a string of rapes, similar to those of the Railway Killers, that had been taking place along the same canal paths.
    Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
  • Keep putting him in trade rumors for second string centers.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Outside of the eight largest cuts made by DOGE that are listed in their files, none exceed $1 billion.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • Walgreens confirmed its only buying prescription files and not brick and mortar stores among the pharmacy assets being sold across the U.S. by Rite Aid.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

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