cubbyhole
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They were looking for the source of a leak in the roof, but tucked inside a cubbyhole were the "skeletal remains", Mr Glady said.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
And when you sneeze in one cubbyhole, a stranger in another calls out, “Bless you.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2022
They traveled in the same direction from the Oval Office to their offices in the northwest corner of the White House, which shared a cubbyhole bathroom.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2020
Even the former cubbyhole where the ATM was located will have a use, as the video equipment spot so the church videographer can record Sunday services to be streamed over the Internet.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2018
Mr. Kempsey's cubbyhole has a leather chair, an Anglepoise reading lamp like my dad's, and a picture of Jesus holding a lantern by an ivy door.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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“Everybody came out of their cubbyholes to watch her,” said Ms. Mitchell, who recalled watching the first broadcast in the newsroom.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
She’d also like to see childcare assistance and facilities become available to female athletes so they don’t have to search for bathrooms or cubbyholes to tend to their children during competitions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
Different passes allow different levels of access to halls, bars, committee rooms and cubbyholes within the Victorian-age premises.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
“One of the young residents there in the early 1980s said: ‘They may be hiding at the Barbizon in their little cubbyholes, but they are still here in New York.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2021
Floor lights and other pieces of equipment were scattered around sets that were sectioned off into cubbyholes.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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