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pigeonhole

[pij-uhn-hohl] / ˈpɪdʒ ənˌhoʊl /




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To see how we’ve evolved from the era of pigeonhole desks to today’s Zoom calls, it’s worth taking a close look at 10 landmark inventions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The Hoover article was what we in the news biz often pigeonhole as “interesting, if true.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

We wanted to cover a wide range of genres and a wide range of eras because we didn't want to pigeonhole the movie that it was going to be all boy band pop music.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024

“It’s very unfair to pigeonhole anybody. People see like these big NFL players and they say ‘Do your one job, tackle somebody or run that route.’

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

We waited for Mr. Lias at the drug store because Cold Sassy’s post office was in there, a big pigeonhole desk over where the telephone central switchboard used to be.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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