shelf
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David Ortega, a food economist at Michigan State University, explained the machine to the Associated Press: Freight contracts absorb the cost first, then contracts reprice, then the shelf gets the bill.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
A mirrored shelf procured at a Glassell Park estate sale for $80 hangs on the wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Bot-detection technology tends to have a short shelf life, says Cloudflare’s Becker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Buenos Aires argues that the arrangement breaches Argentine law, which prohibits the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons on its continental shelf without government authorization.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
On entering the store, I saw Grandpa over behind the counter, setting canned goods on a shelf.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
“And we never heard back,” Miranda said, telling me she had seen people set up camp at the property, bringing in mattresses, book shelves and clothing racks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Read: This type of annuity is ‘flying off the shelves.’
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mr. Holland’s information about the sheaves of Wilde forgeries that bedeviled booksellers’ shelves in the 1930s?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
But Armitage is concerned that increasingly stormy seas could leave the islands cut off for extended periods - and the supermarket shelves empty.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Best of all was a window seat tucked in between cubby shelves bursting with shells, books, and other treasures.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
