boxes

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Many of the items, though, were indistinguishable, draped in black wrappings or in wooden boxes.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Empty apartments with the boxes still stacked against the wall.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

The Skid Row post office opened in the 1990s, Garvins said, and served 364 P.O. boxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Malcom McLean, a New Jersey commercial shipper who championed the new idea of prepacking cargo into big metal boxes, hungered for a Pentagon contract.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

A picture of a sweet little boy on his mother’s lap with a stern-looking father standing stiff beside them grew out of one of the boxes on the screen.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste