cupboard
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After she downsized, she opened her cupboard and showed him four plates, four saucers, four cups and four bowls.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Defense contractors are spending billions to build factories and increase production to stock America’s nearly bare cupboard of highly engineered missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"They deliver lots and lots of flavour for not very much money, and they last well in your store cupboard," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But that doesn't mean you should always serve them straight from the kitchen cupboard - it depends on how hot your house is.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
As the fish stew boiled away, Anya opened the special cupboard in the kitchen, where she had gotten the challah’s white cloth.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
I took the small appliances from the cupboards, then mugs and bowls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
His tapes are stored by genre in dedicated cupboards with closing doors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 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
All day long we unpacked boxes, filled cupboards, hammered nails and straightened up the mess, until we fell exhausted into our clean beds at night.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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