carrel
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John was old enough to climb out, but Witcher put Delia in the carrel and gave John a book.
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2022
He shares his remote refuge, a forgotten carrel on the 9th floor, with a woman with a distinct resemblance to Ozeki herself.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2021
If the guy in the next carrel who occasionally clips his nails also cleans the microwave, it’s harder to get annoyed.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2016
The manuscript did indeed survive, complete and unpublished, and I spent hours turning over its pages at a carrel there.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 9, 2015
He tells himself that it’s the stress—she’s been studying for her orals, holed up in her carrel at the library until nine o’clock most nights.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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