cupboard

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The divestment of its remaining food brands would be a milestone for a group that long championed holding pantry and bathroom staples in one corporate cupboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

During a break, Mathiassen pulled a photo album from the cupboard.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Any family with children at the school can use the cupboard but it is primarily those eligible for free school meals who are using the resource.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

"It was being made in a cupboard about four in the morning, but it did OK – and then I got some funding to make the next one. "

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

I checked the cupboard, actually found two boxes of the mix, and returned to the living room to report.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper