knickknack
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Ken Pellman, Greene’s longest-standing client, first commissioned a small knickknack display 30 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
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
A knickknack shelf by the entrance holds some waving lucky cats, a model motorcycle, a small collection of Uncle Lou baseball caps and what must be a month’s supply of Vita tea in individual cartons.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
“This is just a little knickknack I made in my spare time. If you don’t want it, just throw it away.”
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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
Flamingoes are everywhere in Florida from touristy knickknacks to elementary-school names, but the pink icon isn’t the state bird.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Robison is object-obsessed, and she had filled the studio with weird little knickknacks, cameras, drawings, editing and shooting tables, as well as loads of books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
A retired pharmacist, Kelley was known for keeping her home clean, dusting every corner of the house, decorating it with family photos and knickknacks that gave the house a cozy, welcoming feel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
Beautiful calligraphy scrolls had been replaced by a poster of Chairman Mao, and the knickknacks in the bookcase were gone.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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