shelf
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Merlo’s ambitions and braggadocio didn’t have much of a shelf life: On Wednesday, the company announced it was deconstructing the edifice he had erected, by splitting into two companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
“My thought was that you have to have packaging that, when it’s on the shelf, people will purchase it without knowing anything about the product,” Hirsch said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Sangan said Jersey's biodiversity strategy had been "put on the shelf" since the early 2000s, and the island had lost animals including stoats.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Democracy is not something you pick off a shelf.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
But still, the facts were lined up before me like books on a shelf.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
While freight costs react immediately, the peak price impact on grocery shelves takes 12 to 18 months to fully filter through production and distribution markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Well-known names or premium own-label products are often positioned at eye level, while budget alternatives are tucked away on the bottom shelves.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
The trade association representing over-the-counter medicine makers says familiar brands can reassure shoppers and help them find the right product on crowded supermarket shelves.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Why was a product designed with pencil and paper during the Nixon administration suddenly flying off the shelves?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Along the walls were topsy-turvy shelves of cookbooks and books about the history of baking and how to be a beekeeper.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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