bookshelf
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bookshelves
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"It will be up to each individual to decide what place to give it on their bookshelf."
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The “living room” was furnished with what appeared to be a bookshelf, plants, a coffee table, an armchair, a desk chair and even paintings on the walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
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
I crawl onto my favorite beanbag chair and grab the fleece blanket that somebody left in a basket on the bottom of the bookshelf.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
The unit features hardwood floors and built-in bookshelves and storage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
My parents read to me, told me stories and wrote down stories I made up, and our bookshelves were filled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
What was it about O’Rourke’s bulging bookshelves that got Kilmeade so shirty?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Knoll has written romantic scenes before, but “Helpless” needed to be enthralling and economic enough not to get her kicked off of Target’s bookshelves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The windows of the reading room were bright and blank; bookshelves, empty carrels, not a soul.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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