scrapbook
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scrapbooks
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noun
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To him, his albums live on as a scrapbook of sorts, archiving nearly all his moments of passion and heartbreak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Folded into the cozy slide-show vibe of Magnason’s home videos and the carefully chosen archival footage, the movie plays like a scrapbook portrait in which home just happens to boast the grandest of backyards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
You can find more of her work—along with an ongoing digital scrapbook and archive of the early web—at her website, default.blog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Stamps and signatures from every home club Tony has visited line the pages of his precious scrapbook, a behemoth record of the ultimate football groundhopping adventure.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
It was obviously a soft spot for Doris, and after that, she never really looked at Jazz's scrapbook again.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
When I had to sell my mother’s house to fund her Alzheimer’s care, I stored all of her antiques, scrapbooks, photos and other family heirlooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Some went a step further, locating hair preserved in family scrapbooks that dated back as much as a century.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2026
Angela has kept scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings chronicling Karl's journey.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
As Golden began her research, Ana da Silva told her she had some scrapbooks and other artifacts in a couple of boxes.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
Year after year, plainly, all seven scrapbooks stood ready to be perused or pored over by old close friends of the family and casual visitors alike, as well as, presumably, the odd part-time cleaning woman.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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