bookcase
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Restoration work was carried out on both the building and its contents, including rewaxing a rare Chippendale bookcase estimated to be worth about £20m.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Scanning my bookcase, which contains a few hundred volumes, it occurred to me that none of them would make sense if Sister Albertine hadn’t grown me into a reader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
In its Old Hollywood heyday, it once featured a secret casino accessed by hidden doors; the casino has since been removed, but the hidden door and hallway, found through a rotating bookcase, remain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
"Dementia is like a bookcase - your newest memories would be on the top and then sometimes memories fall out."
From BBC ● May 30, 2024
The result was that he fell to the floor, so he was also in the path of the falling bookcase.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Other publications have revelled in how Sturgeon has given interviews against a backdrop of stolen books in stolen bookcases, or offered cups of coffee to journalists from a coffee machine Murrell bought with stolen money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“A purchaser has the option of retaining a huge amount of custom millwork: closets, bookcases, kitchen cabinetry, bathroom cabinets, marble counters, and high end appliances,” the listing said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
Cracker Barrel’s redesign, first announced on Instagram last August, envisioned a more open-concept restaurant with comfortable seating, brighter lights and bookcases while still keeping some of its most signature decor, like the stone fireplaces.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025
The contest was split into two rounds and involved participants making bookcases and bedside tables.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
The entire room buzzes, the ghostly whispers of thousands of storytellers in the bookcases engulfing me.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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