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Desks are on wheels, because employees are shifted a couple of times each year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Desks — the kinds that move up and down and the more old-school stationary ones — as well as conference tables, filing cabinets and lots and lots of cubicles.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

Desks and conference rooms were filled with employees, some of them visiting from San Francisco for the company’s A.I.-focused day.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Desks are stacked haphazardly in classroom corners to make space for families to sleep, eat and cook on the ground.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2022

Desks and chairs were falling apart as if being demolished by mysterious unheard dynamite explosions.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier