closet
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The secondary bedroom is a special spot, too, as it’s nestled in a corner of the unit, offering additional sunlight and another walk-in closet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mixue squeezed this blueprint into franchised stalls as small as 45 square feet, the size of a walk-in closet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“My closet is full of winter coats, you know what I mean?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
In addition to checking off my goals, I was also heavily encouraged to shop for my bird’s closet, furnish his apartment, and complete the in-app quests.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
She put them away in her closet and picked up her book on sea turtles again.
From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan
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“The primary suite is a private retreat featuring a fireplace, secluded deck, dual spa-inspired baths, individual walk-in closets, a Sitting Room, and dedicated massage and salon rooms,” the listing adds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
I have full closets I need to go through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“It scents closets and laundry rooms,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
I spent some of the newfound time poking in drawers, filing cabinets and closets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“We don’t have closets in this classroom,” Bridge’s teacher said, after clapping his hands for attention.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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While the country was knocked sideways by the Sept. 11 attacks, I was a closeted kid alone in a new city, and football did something for me that I have never forgotten.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Part of this may have been an overreaction to pariah status, post-McCarthy, and part of it may have been the sensibility of a closeted gay man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
We wanted to be mysterious and be closeted, and Katie was the one who encouraged us not to, and to just be ourselves.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Following a brief stint on the singing competition “Operación Triunfo” three years later, La Cruz was closeted and found his momentum stifled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
At night he closeted himself with Maester Luwin, talking or going over account books.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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You haven’t been able to keep up with your regular phone calls because of the pain of closeting yourself.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2019
If nothing else, it’s smarter closeting strategy—people are going to get a lot more suspicious if every time they see him with you, he starts stammering and shoving you out of view.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2016
And because he is closeting up his doubts and fears, his subsequent eruptions into madness, when words abruptly morph into howls, have a harrowing logic.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2014
“We have no visibility, people are dying, and this whole world is just closeting everything.”
From Washington Post
No more closeting;, she could have one part of Old Chao, Janis and the children another.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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