Noun
the company didn't want just a new office building—it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance
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Much of the cathedral remains surrounded by scaffolding, which could take weeks if not months to remove.—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024 But costs for cathedral construction have ranged from $31 million in Knoxville in 2018 to $190 million in Los Angeles in 2002, according to the Charlotte diocese.—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
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The city is also home to some characterful timbered architecture, the Musée des Beaux-Arts (one of the most historic fine art museums in the nation) and a gorgeous Gothic cathedral.—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 The language of gender enters the Mexican presidential race
Aug. 15, 2023
Federal security was finally forthcoming for Gaytán — at her funeral, which featured phalanxes of troops guarding Celaya’s cathedral.—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for cathedral
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