scrapbook
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scrapbooks
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“Supergirl” is basically a scrapbook of familiar bits from other movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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
But the scrapbook may never be complete as for Tony, the goalposts keep moving.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Much to her delight, Brettler discovered Soriano’s original blueprints, along with laminate and cork samples, and a scrapbook detailing the construction process, stored beneath the house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
Joe, who had just seen a Paramount movie short featuring a cartoon character new to the silver screen, Popeye the Sailor, wrote in his scrapbook that night, “I yam disgusted.”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Boxes with scrapbooks and pitch decks started arriving in the hiring manager’s office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 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
Props MacKenzie Carson, Maud Muir and Kelsey Clifford have collated memories and mementos in scrapbooks.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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
Underneath the scrapbooks is my old photo album, the black pages held together with the tie like a shoelace.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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