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drawer

[drawr, draw-er] / drɔr, ˈdrɔ ər /


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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

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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