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Recent Examples of sea chestChapter 1: The First Lieutenant Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story.—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023 The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system.—Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
The poem might also be a safe-deposit box, keeping the names of species intact for an environmentally unstable future, when the trees that the poem names may only exist in language.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
Put all hard copies in a safe-deposit box or keep them at a separate property, or store all documentation in the cloud (never hurts to do both!).
In a bit that must have taken quite a bit of rehearsal, the milk cartons danced in unison to the song until a larger milk carton appeared above the stage that dumped a sheet of milk onto them, freeing the dancers from the containers.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Jan. 2026
Remember when a carton of eggs was $6 or more in February — if the shelves weren’t empty?
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Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Dec. 2025
This Master Lock portable lockbox safely stores your credit cards, jewelry, and other small valuables.
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Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
The manager of a rental car company who reported the vehicle stolen believed the lockbox containing the keys had been pried open, and said two other vehicles were stolen from the same garage.
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