the stacks

plural noun

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

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The August fire ignited the stacks of wood and debris left behind from the earlier blaze. George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 May 2025 Only Library of Congress staff are allowed in the stacks to peruse the shelves of books. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025 Many students and writers come to peruse the stacks. Kalpana Sunder, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025 But the stacks of discovery gleaned from the three crimes and the months Dominguez was housed in state’s hospital custody scuttled any possibility of a trial in 2024, McAdam told counsel in June. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the stacks

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“The stacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stacks. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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