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closet

[kloz-it] / ˈklɒz ɪt /


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“It’s hard to look at my closet and figure out what to wear every single morning,” he says.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Candace was raised on Jackson’s catalog, so she felt compelled to dress up for the movie: “I just ran into my mom’s closet like, ‘What do you have?’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

There’s a hidden touch too: Rock Zehler’s stylish dressing room, inspired by Art Deco and the 1970s, has a secret closet tucked behind a pocket door.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

No good comes from Niall being in the closet, but he's convinced far worse would come from stepping out of it.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“I wish,” I say as I dig through my mother’s drawers, the shelves in her closet, the junk drawer in the kitchen.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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