clapper
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They included American ads for toys, fast food and the Clapper, the sound-activated electrical switch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Clapper also said there was no precedent for a poll being called following a politician's move to a different party.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
TikTok, in comparison to Clapper, skews a bit younger, servicing the under-25 demographic known as Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025
The percussion swells, the clatter harmonizes and his romance collapses, leaving Rudy alone in his bedroom with a lamp attached to — oh dear — a Clapper.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
"He fell in the river, and the probability is that Clapper Claw keeps him company."
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton
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