Loos
Americannoun
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Adolf 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
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Anita, 1893–1981, U.S. writer.
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Appeared in the April 30, 2026, print edition as 'Oil, Yields Jump as Inflation Looms'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Looms as the biggest threat to California Chrome after being rested for this race.
From Reuters • Jun. 4, 2014
Maybe we should start by buying them all Rainbow Looms.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2013
Syria’s Proxy Wars: In Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, the Specter of Conflict Looms @USEmbBaghdad41m This is a photo of the #USEmbassyBaghdad in 1960.
From Time • Mar. 5, 2013
Rather, it’s the advertisements for junk food, notes the Harvard School of Public Health in a health advisory titled “The Small Screen Looms Large in the Obesity Epidemic.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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