cupboard
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And they need every dollar to fill out a bare cupboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The small kitchen retains its midcentury charm, but open shelving above the counter provides an airier, more contemporary cupboard to show off Miranda-Martin’s dish and glassware collection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
I did not see myself as an avid supplement taker, but then I took a good look in my cupboard.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Every time I take one out of the cupboard in the morning, I’m taken back to that trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
But as he started toward the paper cupboard a sharp voice asked, "Something wrong, Mr. Thatcher?"
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
With part of the nine-story building still standing, Sabbagh was able to use a crane to reach one of his mother's cupboards and retrieve a photo album.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
For the hardware, the couple will be replacing the existing silver-toned metal with gold, including new faucets, new drawer handles, and new knobs for the cupboards.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
It also inspired a Peacock streaming show in which Swedes visit America to counsel people who can’t cram anything more into their closets and cupboards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Rethink co-founder Nathan Atkinson said he had found some teachers and support staff were "bringing in food from their own cupboards and they were buying food out of their own wallets".
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
Ifemelu examined the curiously long sausages and then began to open cupboards to look for some oil.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
