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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

Her natural curls combed back to fit under a useless pillbox hat with her body completely shrouded in a wool coat, she stares straight forward like a child soldier on the front lines.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022

I give him a big smile, down my meds dry, and slide my pillbox back into my backpack, zipping it up.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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