the box

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“It’s an abuse, a lack of respect,” said Ruano Ortega, spokesperson for the box owners’ association.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Playing in a deeper role instead of the box crasher he has become, he came in for special treatment.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

If Williamson had accompanied Devon Conway to the close, the Test would have been in the balance, but the England's late double-strike has put them in the box seat.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Some octopuses even climbed over the side of the box to reach the location of the projected image rather than swimming around it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

A kitchen maid screams upon seeing me folded into the box.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin