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“A land where shrimp cascaded by the tableful, just there for the taking,” Tom marvels.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2021
Story where the tableful of movers & shakers order their coffee.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2016
Randall stops picking through a tableful of sunglasses.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 2, 2010
Visitors beheld a coruscant and cleverly lit display of wine glasses, bowls, plates, bottles, candlesticks, vases; a tableful of heavy molded "architectural" glass for cornices, tiles, columns.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lauren K’s backyard has a tableful of food.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
In Rome's National Gallery of Modern Art last week stood tablefuls of statuettes that had been modern for three millenniums.
From Time Magazine Archive
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