shelf
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"We have a lot of board games. We have a whole shelf, but we've played them like a hundred thousand times already."
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Merlo’s ambitions and braggadocio didn’t have much of a shelf life: On Wednesday, the company announced it was deconstructing the edifice he had erected, by splitting into two companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The company is headquartered outside Oslo and operates several fields across the Norwegian continental shelf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Democracy is not something you pick off a shelf.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
The contents of several food packages were arranged on a small shelf; I could just hear Betsie saying, “The red biscuit tin here in the center!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Traditional Heinz Ketchup sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup will remain on shelves because cane sugar is more expensive and the company wants to keep its products affordable, Cahillane said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The trade association representing over-the-counter medicine makers says familiar brands can reassure shoppers and help them find the right product on crowded supermarket shelves.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Why was a product designed with pencil and paper during the Nixon administration suddenly flying off the shelves?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
"Come to Love Love Books and check out a romance novel!" she said, pointing to her shelves full of paperbacks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
Toy Boat’s shelves were crowded with vintage action figures and other old toys.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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