dresser

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The child, who was not charged with any wrongdoing, told police he obtained the firearm by mounting a drawer to reach his mother's handbag on top of a dresser, where the handgun was kept.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

That used to be a dresser she found on Craigslist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

That’s why some of us eavesdrop, sneak into closets and rummage through dresser drawers in secret.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

This ITV drama from the production company behind The Crown re-examines the events surrounding the killing by Jane Andrews, former dresser to the then Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, of her partner Thomas Cressman.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Ophie pulled the handkerchief with the cookies out of her apron pocket and spread them out on the dresser, careful not to touch Clara.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland