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columns

  • plural
    of column.
    column

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Photos and video footage posted on social media showed columns of smoke rising into the sky over the Novokuibyshevsk refinery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

According to the property listing, the residence features imported marble, hardwood flooring, intricate millwork, architectural columns, and three fireplaces.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

"I arrived like so many others: a suitcase full of dreams and fears," he wrote in June 2025 in one of his columns for the newspaper La Presse.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Ionic columns mark the entry, leading to a foyer with sweeping staircases under 14-foot ceilings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

With its rising towers, limestone columns, and jutting gables, it resembled a small fortress, as inaccessible as it was foreboding.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros