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 "name": "IKEA MALM, HEMNES and ALEX dresser, drawer and desk dimensions (with drawer interiors)",
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 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the inside dimensions of IKEA MALM drawers?",
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  "hemnes",
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   "MALM drawers: 720 × 430 mm inside, 270 mm pull-out. Drawer organisers: stay under 715 × 425.",
   "HEMNES 8-drawer differs by region: the EU/international model has 430 mm deep drawers; the US model is a separate product listed in inches (63 × 19⅝ × 37¾ in, drawers 15¾ in deep).",
   "ALEX drawer unit drawers are 520 deep inside; the ALEX desk drawers 600 × 420."
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     580,
     700,
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     760,
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   "q": "What are the MALM drawer inside dimensions?",
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