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box

[boks] / bɒks /


VERB
place in square or rectangular container
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Maybe you saw it when it opened in July, contributing to its $1.75-billion box office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

North American ticket sales for “Other Mommy,” the new horror movie from Universal Pictures, leading the domestic box office despite poor reviews by both theatergoers and critics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

In the early hours of the following morning Gethings sat just inches away from Armstrong in the VIP viewing box at the Kennedy Space Center when Apollo 17 lift-off occurred at 00:33 local time.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Sometimes you just want to tell a box that you need fries and trust that fries will appear.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Well, no. I was so sure you’d be sleeping that I came to your room to quietly steal a box of cookies for my breakfast. But I’m here now.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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