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  • present tense form of book (3rd person singular).
  • plural of book.
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books



NOUN
ledger
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And is building a new home - or renovating an old one - the best way to balance the books?

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

FLAG’s online store sells Adams’ personal books — including “Alpha Kings” and “From Mar-a-Lago to Mars,” several marketed as signed copies for as much as $40 — alongside its own educational materials.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

But every rule proposed today should be tested against a simple counterfactual: had it been on the books a decade ago, would the firm we are now regulating have ever been built?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Recently a friend showed me a list of books recommended by a pundit and asked which one to read first.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Yet he lived for three more days, three more days in which he constantly said how much he hated those books that had made him crazy.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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