keepsakes

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Don eventually remarried and had three more kids, but he held on to a big box of Cynthia’s clothes and other keepsakes, including a lock of hair and bottle of her perfume.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The novel emerged as he began writing about the objects he had saved, everything from family keepsakes to trinkets picked up at the bazaars, which gradually brought his characters to life.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The actress embraces the power of frenemies in her new Netflix project, “His & Hers,” a six-episode psychological thriller where friendship bracelets aren’t just keepsakes, they’re crime-scene evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Families who had lived in Altadena for generations lost the keepsakes and records of their entire history; some lost neighbors or family who didn’t make it out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

The HQ was half office/half shop—the office portion commendably busy looking, the shop half arrayed with AT guides and keepsakes.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson