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bookcase

[book-keys] / ˈbʊkˌkeɪs /
NOUN
bookshelf
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The Qatari plane has oversize leather seats and a faux library bookcase.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Scanning my bookcase, which contains a few hundred volumes, it occurred to me that none of them would make sense if Sister Albertine hadn’t grown me into a reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Slaughter’s bookcase — which she reveals she designed herself — includes work by Southern writers she admires and champions.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

The entrance to this moody cocktail lounge is located through a bookcase in a nondescript storefront in downtown.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Flapping its leathery wings, it flew to the top of his bookcase.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville




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