attic
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Indeed, I had blocked out most memories of that 2004 Fox reality train wreck until Carr’s documentary reached into my mind’s cobwebby attic and retrieved its cabinet of horrors.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Winterich also recommended reducing the collection gradually — one box at a time, one story at a time — rather than trying to empty an attic in one weekend.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Miss Marple is climbing out of the literary attic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Brown was arrested after being found sleeping in his stepmother's attic.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Now he can’t leave these three rooms and an attic.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Larger homes, attics, basements, garages and spare bedrooms reduce the urgency to make choices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Homeowners say their builders have made mistakes as they attempt to put up homes as quickly and cheaply as possible, installing improperly sized HVACs, putting in windows incorrectly, or poorly ventilating attics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The reel was shrunken through age and frayed, but otherwise in remarkable condition for something stashed in sun-heated attics for years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
The agency also recommends sealing entry points in basements or attics where rodents may enter homes.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
I followed still, up a very narrow staircase to the attics, and thence by a ladder and through a trap-door to the roof of the hall.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
