filing cabinet

noun

: a piece of furniture that is used for storing documents so that they can be found easily

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In an internal memo, found in a filing cabinet in The Republic's newsroom, a staffer theorized that Marley could have wanted to land a seat on the racing commission while being a silent partner on a greyhound track, now that the Funk monopoly was broken up. Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 1 June 2025 Buxton took the clerk and a hotel security guard to the back office and emptied a filing cabinet of money before kidnapping the clerk, agency officials said. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 26 June 2025 The collection from Trent Austin Design also includes a standard bookcase and a filing cabinet. Ali Faccenda, People.com, 16 June 2025 Think of this as the filing cabinet next to your desk. Luke Larsen, Wired News, 15 June 2025 These notes, which span just over two years, were found in a portable filing cabinet in her home office after her death in December 2021. Heller McAlpin, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025 Organize financial documents Organize your financial documents in a way that’s easy to access and understand in a filing cabinet or a digital folder. Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025 Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory. Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025 Paper is an ideal breeding ground for mold, especially when tucked into a filing cabinet that’s rarely opened or moved. Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025

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