refrigerator
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Less than 1 in 5 American households had a mechanical refrigerator in 1930; by 1950, roughly 4 in 5 did.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Her refrigerator is full of iceberg lettuce, ranch dressing and Diet Coke.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The couple’s legal squabble over the lamp and a collection of souvenir refrigerator magnets from traveling with their children cost them about $10,000 in attorneys’ time, Costas estimated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Overall longevity decreases greatly when dealing with chopped or minced garlic, which can go bad within a day, even when stored in the refrigerator.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Bixby Alexander Tam stared into the refrigerator, trying to decide what to eat.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing refrigerator
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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