the stacks

plural noun

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

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Step inside Sundog Books, and you'll be hit with the heavenly smell of the stacks. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026 How did our favorite furry arm candy come to find themselves, over and over, in the stacks? Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026 Photos show the stacks of cash were well disguised among other boxes in the trailer, but a drug-sniffing K-9 was not fooled, police said. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026 Everything else -- the screens, the ink, the stacks of blank shirts -- is ready and waiting. Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the stacks

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