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    pillar

    US /ˈpɪlɚ/

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    UK /ˈpɪlə(r)/

    B2
    n. (c.)Countable NounTall strong post that supports a building
    The center pillar was damaged so they needed to replace it

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    Rescue operation underway after Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses

    05:06Rescue operation underway after Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses
    • The Synergy Marine Corporation says it collided with the bridge pillar, and all of its crew members, including the two pilots, have been accounted for.

      The Synergy Marine Corporation says it collided with the bridge pillar, and all of its crew members, including the two pilots, have been accounted for.

    • The Synergy Marine Corporation is saying it collided with the bridge pillar,

      The Synergy Marine Corporation is saying it collided with the bridge pillar,

    B1

    The Story of: Gerhard Richter (1932–Today)

    19:49The Story of: Gerhard Richter (1932–Today)
    • Realism, and with reference to Socialist Realism, but also a label Richter wasn't too satisfied about. Richter was interested in current affairs, consumer society, new media and popular culture. He incorporated these elements into his painterly practice, depicting for instance televisions, design magazines, advertisements or political figures and events. This was the genesis of Richter's professional oeuvre, and photography was the starting point, something which used to be impossible with his academic background. He combined photography with his characteristic blurred effect, and immediately started to examine the relationship between both media, photography and painting, a true pillar within his artistic practice. The German artist was interested and fascinated by the dialectic relation between the objectivity and the subjectivity when painting photographs. For Richter, the photograph was the most perfect picture. He could eliminate conscious thinking, as the picture does not change, it is absolute, autonomous, unconditional and not linked to any style. With his blurred effect, he made everything equal, equally important and simultaneously equally unimportant. He was strongly drawn to depicting certain subjects from found photographic material. Think of military subjects, family portraits, images from newspapers or magazines. These selected images all have their very own narrative and motive to be painted, most often combining death or suffering, and its exploitation of death and suffering in media. From 1963 until 1964, Richter had his first exhibitions and commercial successes, collaborating with several galleries, and also collectors were starting to get really interested in his work and career. A landmark year for Gerhard Richter was 1966, for many reasons. The first, the birth of his daughter, Betty, whom he iconically painted in 1988. He also painted his wife

      Realism, and with reference to Socialist Realism, but also a label Richter wasn't too satisfied about. Richter was interested in current affairs, consumer society, new media and popular culture. He incorporated these elements into his painterly practice, depicting for instance televisions, design magazines, advertisements or political figures and events. This was the genesis of Richter's professional oeuvre, and photography was the starting point, something which used to be impossible with his academic background. He combined photography with his characteristic blurred effect, and immediately started to examine the relationship between both media, photography and painting, a true pillar within his artistic practice. The German artist was interested and fascinated by the dialectic relation between the objectivity and the subjectivity when painting photographs. For Richter, the photograph was the most perfect picture. He could eliminate conscious thinking, as the picture does not change, it is absolute, autonomous, unconditional and not linked to any style. With his blurred effect, he made everything equal, equally important and simultaneously equally unimportant. He was strongly drawn to depicting certain subjects from found photographic material. Think of military subjects, family portraits, images from newspapers or magazines. These selected images all have their very own narrative and motive to be painted, most often combining death or suffering, and its exploitation of death and suffering in media. From 1963 until 1964, Richter had his first exhibitions and commercial successes, collaborating with several galleries, and also collectors were starting to get really interested in his work and career. A landmark year for Gerhard Richter was 1966, for many reasons. The first, the birth of his daughter, Betty, whom he iconically painted in 1988. He also painted his wife

    • painting, a true pillar within his artistic practice.

      painting, a true pillar within his artistic practice.

    B1

    Why are rearmament and migration preemption at the forefront of the new Germany-UK treaty? | DW News

    08:43Why are rearmament and migration preemption at the forefront of the new Germany-UK treaty? | DW News
    • So that's actually quite an important new pillar for the security of Germany that is done through this treaty.

      So that's actually quite an important new pillar for the security of Germany that is done through this treaty.

    • So that's actually quite an important new pillar for the security of Germany that is done through this treaty.

      So that's actually quite an important new pillar for the security of Germany that is done through this treaty.

    B1

    Why It Took Boeing A Decade To Launch NASA Astronauts On Starliner

    13:47Why It Took Boeing A Decade To Launch NASA Astronauts On Starliner
    • Boeing is not on the pillar that it used to be.

      Boeing is not on the pillar that it used to be.

    • Boeing is not on the pillar that it used to be.

      Boeing is not on the pillar that it used to be.

    B1

    Shipwreck Diving Adventure in Southern Taiwan | Let’s Go Diving!

    12:01Shipwreck Diving Adventure in Southern Taiwan | Let’s Go Diving!
    • The highlight of this area is a rock pillar adorned with a dazzling array of hard and soft corals, creating a mesmerizing underwater spectacle.

      The highlight of this area is a rock pillar adorned with a dazzling array of hard and soft corals, creating a mesmerizing underwater spectacle.

    • The highlight of this area is a rock pillar adorned with a dazzling array of hard and soft corals, creating a mesmerizing underwater spectacle.

      The highlight of this area is a rock pillar adorned with a dazzling array of hard and soft corals, creating a mesmerizing underwater spectacle.

    B1

    Tokyo | Omotesando’s Hidden History, Dōjunkai Apartments (1927)

    12:02Tokyo | Omotesando’s Hidden History, Dōjunkai Apartments (1927)
    • I'm pretty sure there used to be a pillar that was remaining right there where that Chloe is.

      I'm pretty sure there used to be a pillar that was remaining right there where that Chloe is.

    • There used to be a pillar from the old Dojukan apartment complex.

      There used to be a pillar from the old Dojukan apartment complex.

    B1

    Inside Tokyo's STRANGEST Tiny Apartment

    14:44Inside Tokyo's STRANGEST Tiny Apartment
    • Like you can see the other balcony right over here, but something tells me this is probably a load bearing pillar.

      Like you can see the other balcony right over here, but something tells me this is probably a load bearing pillar.

    • but something tells me this is probably a load-bearing pillar.

      but something tells me this is probably a load-bearing pillar.

    A2

    Trump Drops The F-Bomb | Operation Midnight Hammer Failed | ICE's Everglades Internment Camp

    12:19Trump Drops The F-Bomb | Operation Midnight Hammer Failed | ICE's Everglades Internment Camp
    • I spent 20 years as a line cook in a pillar of my community.

      I spent 20 years as a line cook in a pillar of my community.

    • I spent 20 years as a line cook and a pillar of my community. What about you?

      I spent 20 years as a line cook and a pillar of my community. What about you?

    B2

    走進緬甸震央曼德勒:瀰漫腐屍味的絕望之城- BBC News 中文

    07:06走進緬甸震央曼德勒:瀰漫腐屍味的絕望之城- BBC News 中文
    • An official shows a photo and explains that the body was found crushed under a pillar.

      An official shows a photo and explains that the body was found crushed under a pillar.

    • An official shows a photo and explains that the body was found crushed under a pillar.

      An official shows a photo and explains that the body was found crushed under a pillar.

    B1

    哈佛教授:你活著到底是為了什麼?► 3個步驟找出人生意義 - Dr. Arthur Brooks 亞瑟.布魯克斯(中英字幕)

    03:20哈佛教授:你活著到底是為了什麼?► 3個步驟找出人生意義 - Dr. Arthur Brooks 亞瑟.布魯克斯(中英字幕)
    • You know, what I enjoy is a different pillar of happiness.

      You know, what I enjoy is a different pillar of happiness.

    • You know, what I enjoy is a different pillar of happiness.

      You know, what I enjoy is a different pillar of happiness.

    A2