knickknack
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Ken, who declined to give his last name, has worked as a sales associate at Bunkado, a knickknack shop in Little Tokyo, for several years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
“Every knickknack I have, everything I don’t use, I’m selling,” said Ms. Gamble, 84, who has asked officials in neighboring Douglas County about applying for subsidized housing.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Alithea, a literary scholar on a work trip in Istanbul, is the latest fated candidate to summon the djinn — purchasing the blue and white glass bottle that contains him from a knickknack shop.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
Now what was the crown jewel of professional sports franchises in the area may as well be a knickknack.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
The designer jeans emporium, the Venetian paper knickknack shop, the stocking boutique with its kicking neon leg.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Bulky server racks and wafer-thin semiconductors needed for the AI build-out are taking up space in cargo planes once occupied by packages of low-price apparel and knickknacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Meanwhile, Missi has been buying replicas of lost toys on eBay and knickknacks to occupy the empty spaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
A mix of store-bought animatronics, handmade props and found objects — vintage lamps, creatures with elongated necks and an assortment of mystical, witchy knickknacks, fill every nook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
That morning, Ayon said, several vendors that supply mugs, chocolates, plates, magnets and other knickknacks to the store told him that they would hike prices as much as 30%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
We love looking in the Chinatown shops at all the fun knickknacks.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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