scrapbook
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scrapbooks
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noun
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To him, his albums live on as a scrapbook of sorts, archiving nearly all his moments of passion and heartbreak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Folded into the cozy slide-show vibe of Magnason’s home videos and the carefully chosen archival footage, the movie plays like a scrapbook portrait in which home just happens to boast the grandest of backyards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Tony arrives two hours before kick-off to buy a programme before they sell out, chats to fans and volunteers then notes down the line-ups and goalscorers for his scrapbook.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
But the scrapbook may never be complete as for Tony, the goalposts keep moving.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
When me and Doris got upstairs to our apartment, Jazz was sitting in the window drinking a glass of iced tea and working on her scrapbook, which was one of her favorite things to do.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
When I had to sell my mother’s house to fund her Alzheimer’s care, I stored all of her antiques, scrapbooks, photos and other family heirlooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 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
O’Connor’s monologue focused on two things those unfamiliar with his acting should know about him: that he has a reputation as a “soft boy,” someone who embroiders, scrapbooks and gardens like an “average 65-year-old woman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025
This is nothing new - people have been compiling photo albums and scrapbooks for more than 100 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
His scrapbooks, his drawings of explosions, his old report cards.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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