bookcase
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bookcases
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Scanning my bookcase, which contains a few hundred volumes, it occurred to me that none of them would make sense if Sister Albertine hadn’t grown me into a reader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Rahaf immediately set up what she called "a shrine" to her sister Sara, with photographs and mementoes, including her watch, carefully laid out on a bookcase.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
It was discovered without a dustcover on a bookcase during a home clearance in Bristol.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
A pile of luggage, the vaulted ceiling of a Victorian train station, a sliding staircase and a frolicsome bookcase conjure the various settings with minimal fuss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
I walk over to the mirror that hangs near the bookcase.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Other publications have revelled in how Sturgeon has given interviews against a backdrop of stolen books in stolen bookcases, or offered cups of coffee to journalists from a coffee machine Murrell bought with stolen money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“A purchaser has the option of retaining a huge amount of custom millwork: closets, bookcases, kitchen cabinetry, bathroom cabinets, marble counters, and high end appliances,” the listing said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
People can take steps such as securing objects that can topple and cause injuries when shaken — such as strapping bookcases and securing TVs to walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Cracker Barrel’s redesign, first announced on Instagram last August, envisioned a more open-concept restaurant with comfortable seating, brighter lights and bookcases while still keeping some of its most signature decor, like the stone fireplaces.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025
In the dim light she gradually saw a long attic where the dark shapes of cupboards, tables, bookcases, and furniture of all kinds had been put into storage.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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