boxes

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More than a century ago, psychologist Wolfgang Köhler showed that chimpanzees could suddenly solve unfamiliar problems by combining objects in new ways, such as stacking boxes to reach a banana hanging overhead.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

Papers destined to be read in 250 years are stored in a separate compartment inside the cylinder and sealed, while the other objects were placed in cardboard boxes.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

While there are swift boxes at a number of university sites in the city, boxes were only added to Darwin College three years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Empty apartments with the boxes still stacked against the wall.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

I ferried boxes to the back, then helped Mr. Lew wrench the lid off one of the larger crates.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu