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as in archive
a place where books, periodicals, and records are kept for use but not for sale
I went to the library to do some research for my report
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as in collection
an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure
a confirmed cineast with an impressive library of classic movies on DVD
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Arkansas joins Texas and Louisiana as states with laws requiring Ten Commandments displays in classrooms and libraries.
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Edward McKinnon, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
Eleanor Jackson, the show’s lead curator, and Freya Barry, a publicist at the library, were eager to smell Marks’s latest drafts.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
In the music business, a group of PE and PE-like firms such as Blackstone, KKR, Hipgnosis Song Fund, Reservoir Media and Lyric Capital have acquired major music libraries from Bruce Springsteen to Bob Dylan to John Denver and look to leverage licensing rights going forward.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The portion of Prager’s uniform will be shown among the other displays in the RUTH exhibit, which opened at the library in January and features keepsakes and stories from San Diego County survivors of the Nazi extermination campaign against European Jews during World War II.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Edward McKinnon, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
Eleanor Jackson, the show’s lead curator, and Freya Barry, a publicist at the library, were eager to smell Marks’s latest drafts.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
In the music business, a group of PE and PE-like firms such as Blackstone, KKR, Hipgnosis Song Fund, Reservoir Media and Lyric Capital have acquired major music libraries from Bruce Springsteen to Bob Dylan to John Denver and look to leverage licensing rights going forward.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The portion of Prager’s uniform will be shown among the other displays in the RUTH exhibit, which opened at the library in January and features keepsakes and stories from San Diego County survivors of the Nazi extermination campaign against European Jews during World War II.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 14, according to the Tribune’s archives.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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His home was filled with books, art and archives, reflecting his belief in the power of knowledge to liberate and uplift.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Bluey, Baby Reindeer, BritBox and BBC News – Tom Fussell and his team have a collection of popular and venerable brands to work with.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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India box office: Maalik Rao’s Maalik made an opening collection of $600,000 worldwide on Friday.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Library.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/library. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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