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pillbox

[pil-boks] / ˈpɪlˌbɒks /


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"I have been coming to Norfolk since I was little and there's been a pillbox on East Runton beach and at Salthouse that I've been fascinated with," said Gemma Clarke, 41, from Coalville, Leicestershire.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2024

Mr Thomas said a series of "extremely stormy seas" over the past two to three weeks "have washed out the pillbox".

From BBC Dec. 8, 2023

He remembered that Laine wanted him to take his anti-anxiety medications when he could feel himself getting upset, so he unpacked all his belongings to search for his pillbox, found nothing, and repacked everything again.

From New York Times May 13, 2023

Her natural curls combed back to fit under a useless pillbox hat with her body completely shrouded in a wool coat, she stares straight forward like a child soldier on the front lines.

From Washington Post Sep. 28, 2022

Of course, as far as the little kids were concerned, the highlight of the whole party was not the birthday boy, Piper McNab, but the McNab’s new pillbox.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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