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The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
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Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
In spring, clouds of cruciform blossoms of white, pink, or red (yes, red) adorn leafless branches.
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Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
In addition to Glock, pistols with a cruciform trigger bar — including the Palmetto State Armory Dagger and the Ruger RXM — would need to be redesigned, according to Everytown spokesperson Isabel Aptman.
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Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Digging deeper into the cruciform pit, archaeologists uncovered jade carvings, a crocodile, a bird, and possibly a woman in childbirth, echoes of myth and life.
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New Atlas,
14 Nov. 2025
The site features crosses of increasing sizes with a cruciform pit containing precious ritual artifacts at its center.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino.
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Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
Access to it is granted by a cruciform key, in two sections; collect the pair, slot ’em together, and the Entity lies within your grasp.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
14 July 2023
The thruster pods of the Event Horizon are the towers of Notre-Dame cathedral turned on their side, and the cruciform shape of the Event Horizon itself is the cruciform shape of Notre-Dame cathedral from plan elongated a little bit.
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Vulture,
18 Aug. 2022
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Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
In spring, clouds of cruciform blossoms of white, pink, or red (yes, red) adorn leafless branches.
—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
In addition to Glock, pistols with a cruciform trigger bar — including the Palmetto State Armory Dagger and the Ruger RXM — would need to be redesigned, according to Everytown spokesperson Isabel Aptman.
—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Digging deeper into the cruciform pit, archaeologists uncovered jade carvings, a crocodile, a bird, and possibly a woman in childbirth, echoes of myth and life.
—
New Atlas,
14 Nov. 2025
The site features crosses of increasing sizes with a cruciform pit containing precious ritual artifacts at its center.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino.
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Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
Access to it is granted by a cruciform key, in two sections; collect the pair, slot ’em together, and the Entity lies within your grasp.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
14 July 2023
The thruster pods of the Event Horizon are the towers of Notre-Dame cathedral turned on their side, and the cruciform shape of the Event Horizon itself is the cruciform shape of Notre-Dame cathedral from plan elongated a little bit.
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Vulture,
18 Aug. 2022
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“Cruciform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruciform. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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