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boxy

[bok-see] / ˈbɒk si /




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And with thousands of square miles, it contains a variety of different villages, price points and housing types, from palaces to modern, boxy flats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The bar in Zhongguancun, often called China's Silicon Valley, has two boxy Nvidia workstations to self-host DeepSeek V4 Flash -- meaning Song doesn't need to pay the Chinese startup to use its model.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

But Google Maps, itself seemingly haunted, insisted that the boxy plant off Highway 17 was Griffin’s.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

It looked, to her, like a boxy sack on which a bored person had haphazardly stuck sequins.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Hyundai makes better use of space due to its boxier shape, and it delivers more passenger and cargo volume.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022

The Ultra stands apart with a boxier design lifted straight from the Galaxy Note and, of course, that built-in S Pen silo.

From The Verge ● Feb. 21, 2022

He wears black mad scientist glasses, a beige cap and blue Chuck Taylors, and manages to look boxier and younger than he is in real life.

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2019

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




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