boxy
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French brands Soutoura and Nour Turbans' nylon, black, jewel-toned and boxy garments are heavily influenced by Gen Z streetwear - the kind of modest fashion that's also been championed by sportswear giants Nike and Adidas.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
The museum has deconstructed the traditional, boxy narrative of art history and rendered the story itself a matter of curves and continuities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
But Google Maps, itself seemingly haunted, insisted the boxy plant off of Highway 17 was Griffin’s.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
No company logo was visible on the vast boxy exterior of the centre, and visitors were only admitted after careful security checks.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
The ones that are long enough are way too boxy.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
She crashed the Launer website after carrying a cream-colored Lisa — a boxier handbag with two straps — at the 2011 wedding of William and Catherine, now the Prince and Princess of Wales.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
It has a different, boxier design with a plastic back, though the specs are similar — there’s still a Snapdragon 888 processor and a 108-megapixel camera.
From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2021
The boxier screen of the time made TV a medium of close-ups and two-shots, more congenial to conversation and argument than spectacle and action.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2016
Instead, it’s a slightly thicker, boxier replacement for the slender strip of aluminum Apple’s been shipping with existing Apple TV models for years.
From Time ● Sep. 9, 2015
The city's aging taxi fleet is scheduled to be replaced by a boxier model designed to be easier for older riders and people with disabilities to open the doors and slide in and out.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2011
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