desk
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Ron spasms under his desk, stifled by the small space; a colleague dries a co-worker’s hair with a piece of paper after blowing bubbles in it; Ron does the loudest meal prep you’ll ever hear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I picked up a coffee table, desk, side table and nightstand for free.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
When you first step into South Hall, to your immediate right is “the bubble”—a barred enclosure fitted with chairs, a desk, a telephone, and a microwave.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
I was startled for a moment when I opened my top desk drawer and saw the contents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Aunt Fanny’s half-blind gaze swept teacher’s desk where Little Britches and a Baldwin apple were.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
“Unfortunately, someone stole a good amount of drives from our office desks this past week,” Sean Berney, a director for original film at Netflix, wrote in a June 25 email, according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
It showed instruments and carrier bags discarded on work surfaces and even sinks, while desks were littered with paperwork.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Those desks have seen, and could continue to see, a surge of activity and fees as markets grapple with rapidly shifting expectations for rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
However, compared to a premium of 38%, these are negligible and without unforeseen obstacles, hedge funds and proprietary trading desks will be queuing up to put the trade on.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
About ten young women sit at desks, their pencils flying over documents, their hands sliding colored slips of paper over giant tables of letters.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
