bookshelf
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The townhouse also comes complete with three office spaces and another lounging space situated next to a bookshelf.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
I helped organize his bookshelf when he moved into that old folks home.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
But among my new items is a large bookshelf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
By contrast, when asked what she would grab if her apartment were on fire, she walked over to a bookshelf and picked up a ceramic pitcher.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025
The bookshelf in their living room at home now held only an assortment of religious bound volumes and his father’s periodicals on agriculture.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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