bookshelf
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bookshelves
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Amnesty International said the raids indicated "the chilling reality of what the city has become: a place where you can be criminalised simply for what's on your bookshelf".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Julio Miranda-Martin fills the bookshelf in his dining room with books and treasures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Miranda’s iPhone and MacBook sit on a bookshelf, mute and unyielding, like storage lockers with lost keys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The townhouse also comes complete with three office spaces and another lounging space situated next to a bookshelf.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
Right underneath it is a bookshelf with some books and old-school board games, like Twister, Connect Four, and Operation.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
What was it about O’Rourke’s bulging bookshelves that got Kilmeade so shirty?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sturgeon posted pictures on social media, or during broadcasts from her house, which showed the library ladder and bookshelves in shot.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Hundreds of football fans gathered beneath the towering bookshelves of Tehran Book Garden on Sunday night to watch Iran take on Belgium in the World Cup.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Publishing has long been subject to cyclical changes, with trends in format and genre taking over bookshelves in grand sweeps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
I looked up at Aaron’s bookshelves and they looked the same, but as I turned, they moved in frames.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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