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shelves

[shelvz] / ʃɛlvz /




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Many of the nonperishable goods on store shelves are first delivered to warehouses that consolidate shipments from suppliers, then sent to 42 distribution centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The pallets will be organized so store workers can pull them to a single aisle, and the items can be unloaded in the order they are stocked on shelves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Three years later, Kane and Abel, a ripping page-turner about the roller-coaster financial fortunes of two men who initially shared nothing but a date of birth, flew off the shelves.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

You’re right that standing up all day is tough, even if you’re not lugging boxes to and from the warehouse or climbing ladders and risking your health to help a customer or to restock shelves.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The deep tones rolled out over the floor, slammed against the walls, bounced off the ceiling, and made books quiver on the shelves.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls



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