cupboard

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The divestment of its remaining food brands would be a milestone for a group that long championed holding pantry and bathroom staples in one corporate cupboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

During a break, Mathiassen pulled a photo album from the cupboard.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

The school's attendance officer, Aimee Stewart, manages the cupboard and said: "There's no restrictions at all, parents can take what they need."

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Derry Girls found fun against a backdrop of The Troubles in the 1990s - remember the one where we discovered that Protestants keep their toasters in a cupboard and that Catholics love statues.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

It was this wretched room then—it was always dark in this little cupboard of a kitchen.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom