drawer
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And then there was MapQuest — another artifact safely filed away in the same early-2000s drawer as Freedom Fries — which announced, simply, “We’re not changing it.”
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
“You would open a drawer and these flying green glowing snakes would fly out. That scared me and I was afraid to get my pajamas out of the drawer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
This time, it would be one she could actually hold in her own hands and it would never be hidden away in a drawer.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Keep your rental paperwork in your top drawer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
I ran up to our bedroom, fiddled frantically with the combination lock and pulled Hannie’s drawer open.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
I spent some of the newfound time poking in drawers, filing cabinets and closets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
She commonly sees kitchens where infrequently used gadgets take up "prime real estate"; things which could be stored in drawers, cupboards or even the loft, if it's something really gathering dust.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Chatrie asks whether the Constitution still remembers that lesson once the rummaging happens through data instead of drawers.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
Previously, rulings were made based on the nature of the maps themselves, rather than the intent of their drawers.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
He begins pulling open the heavy wooden drawers.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
