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drawer

[drawr, draw-er] / drɔr, ˈdrɔ ər /


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Keep your rental paperwork in your top drawer.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The $5,000 suites, which accommodate four people, are decked out like hotel rooms with showers, balconies, minibars without price sheets, snacks galore and a drawer of Apple charging accessories free for the taking.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Rare dinosaur bone, stuck in a drawer for decades.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Eight Le Creuset mugs were photographed in a drawer under what appears to be the kitchen counter and next to an oven.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

When I got home, I rushed upstairs and got that wooden angel out of a drawer and there she was.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

"Archives are only useful if we can get the information out of dusty drawers and into current research, teaching, and wider conversations," Newland added.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

"There are many meteorites sitting in drawers that haven't been thoroughly studied, so there were likely more of these protoplanets we don't know about," Bell said.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

Modern people no longer store the substance of their lives in desk drawers or filing cabinets.

From Slate May 20, 2026

Previously, rulings were made based on the nature of the maps themselves, rather than the intent of their drawers.

From Salon May 16, 2026

I pretended that I’d never come home from school to an empty house, drawers opened, furniture upturned, doors hanging from their hinges.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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