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pillbox

[pil-boks] / ˈpɪlˌbɒks /


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Apparently nostalgic for the Champagne, pillbox hats and soft-lit glamour that supposedly characterized the skies in the 1950s and ’60s, U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

"I have been coming to Norfolk since I was little and there's been a pillbox on East Runton beach and at Salthouse that I've been fascinated with," said Gemma Clarke, 41, from Coalville, Leicestershire.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2024

Winter storms have unearthed a World War Two pillbox on a sandy beach and revealed its interior.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2023

He remembered that Laine wanted him to take his anti-anxiety medications when he could feel himself getting upset, so he unpacked all his belongings to search for his pillbox, found nothing, and repacked everything again.

From New York Times May 13, 2023

“A few years ago? That one? He was the doorman in the pillbox hat.”

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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