desk
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Ron spasms under his desk, stifled by the small space; a colleague dries a co-worker’s hair with a piece of paper after blowing bubbles in it; Ron does the loudest meal prep you’ll ever hear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
My desk now holds only stuff I actively use during a typical month, and I keep the desktop uncluttered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Faraji is an entomologist who sometimes calls the insects he studies “skeeters” and who sent me a photo of his desk piled high with mosquito-related history books when I asked him for reading recommendations.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
He said he did not find anyone at the reception desk.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
She spends time learning carpentry and eventually builds her own desk.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
“Unfortunately, someone stole a good amount of drives from our office desks this past week,” Sean Berney, a director for original film at Netflix, wrote in a June 25 email, according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
It showed instruments and carrier bags discarded on work surfaces and even sinks, while desks were littered with paperwork.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
However, compared to a premium of 38%, these are negligible and without unforeseen obstacles, hedge funds and proprietary trading desks will be queuing up to put the trade on.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The final blow, in 2022, came when the company ordered employees back to their desks, starting in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Children in schools ducked under desks and covered their heads.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
