the stacks

plural noun

: the rows of shelves where books are stored in a library

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Commentators like Margaret Sullivan, Jennifer Rubin, and former MSNBC host Mehdi Hassan can all be found fresh in the stacks. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025 These days, Schafer cares for just a few cats – the eight or so that roam among the stacks of files in her living room and sunporch. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Photo: Atlantic Records, Island Records, What was the first Sparks album cover that sucked you in while rifling through the stacks? Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 May 2025 The August fire ignited the stacks of wood and debris left behind from the earlier blaze. George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the stacks

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