the stacks

plural noun

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

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Among the stacks of beef boxes and red meat cuts hanging from metal hooks, chicken and pork are increasingly present. Clara Preve, Fortune, 16 May 2026 What are you supposed to do with the stacks of watermelon rinds? Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 May 2026 But the same geological forces that formed the stacks may also be their undoing. ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026 Celebrate by roaming the stacks after dark at this festival. Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026 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 21 May. 2026.

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