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shoulder bags

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plural of shoulder bag

as in bags

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Lisa walks in with everyone’s orders and walks out with three giant bags of fast-food goodness.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Chee Meng handed him their plastic bags of food, and, slowly, the three of them made their way down to the surf.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of bags

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The acrylic, vertical files keep purses upright and prevent them from falling over.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
The latter is a flexible, breathable hide of pigs and has been used to make products such as shoes, purses, wallets and early forms of sports equipment.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of purses

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Some donors, still disappointed with the Democratic Party and some of its allies following the 2024 presidential election, have closed their pocketbooks to liberal causes entirely.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Layoffs in key sectors such as tech, banking and entertainment have also put pressure on pocketbooks.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of pocketbooks

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Located on the fourth floor of a rickety Chinatown building next to an SAT prep center is a small, undecorated office filled with a colorful rack of shirts alongside a pile of vintage Karl Lagerfeld-era Chanel handbags.

— Irene Kim, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
As part of his plea agreement, Iza agreed to forfeit several items purchased as part of the conspiracy, including two Mercedes-Benzes, a Ferrari and dozens of luxury handbags from Hermes, Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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