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jukebox

[jook-boks] / ˈdʒukˌbɒks /
NOUN
music box
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The notion that he was a clever enough fellow to come up with the ideal name for a rock-’n’-roll jukebox, while flattering, was impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Lunch finished, we settle next to a Wurlitzer jukebox in the corner of the room.

From BBC May 27, 2026

When she created “Hell’s Kitchen,” the jukebox musical loosely based on her early life in Manhattan, Keys drew energy from her deep belief in the project.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

So instead, Jackson’s family — who largely backed the film — producer Graham King and director Antoine Fuqua opted to refocus the film more squarely on his music, effectively turning it into a jukebox musical.

From MarketWatch Apr. 26, 2026

Some old swing-style jazz melody with a calypso beat chortled from a jukebox in the corner.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

But he started his business in 1926 and at first it manufactured scales, not jukeboxes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The list consists of more than 200 pages of products ranging from big ticket items such as airplanes to niche imports including jukeboxes, chewing gum and umbrellas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

Dave Madore owns the arcade and jukeboxes inside the restaurant, where he was supposed to be Wednesday night to fix a jukebox that was on the fritz.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2023

But the infectious groove, Mr. Lewis’s bluesy piano work and the ecstatic crowd reaction helped make the Ramsey Lewis Trio’s rendition of “The ‘In’ Crowd” a staple on radio stations and jukeboxes across the country.

From New York Times Sep. 12, 2022

When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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