drawer
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I was startled for a moment when I opened my top desk drawer and saw the contents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 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
Elon Musk probably has a T-shirt in the back of a drawer emblazoned with the line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
And as soon as Daddy handed me the big frying pan, I set it in the drawer next to the oven, and I was on my way.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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I spent some of the newfound time poking in drawers, filing cabinets and closets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
She commonly sees kitchens where infrequently used gadgets take up "prime real estate"; things which could be stored in drawers, cupboards or even the loft, if it's something really gathering dust.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Chatrie asks whether the Constitution still remembers that lesson once the rummaging happens through data instead of drawers.
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 look under the bed, run my eyes over the family pictures atop the bedside table, then search the bureau drawers.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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