scrapbook
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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
We carried the empty paper bag home with us on the plane, taking care not to rip it, and then pasted it into in our scrapbook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
I was a big fan of this “Saturday Night Live” scrapbook when I was a kid, because I loved the show and wanted to know more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
While that was going, he opened the scrapbook, flipping through the pictures of him as a baby.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Boxes with scrapbooks and pitch decks started arriving in the hiring manager’s office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 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
I’ve never met Aunt Melissa, but once I found a box of dusty scrapbooks in the closet and looked through pictures of her and Dad when they were kids.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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