clipper
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The virus is spread through blood or other body fluids and can be contracted through something as innocuous as sharing a nail clipper or toothbrush, doctors say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
It took weeks to get a nail clipper, said one man, for their unit of dozens of men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
At a time when cruise lines are packing their ever-more-gargantuan ships with water parks and basketball courts, the 136-passenger Sea Cloud Spirit, with its old-fashioned clipper design and wooden decks, stands out.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Then use a hand pruner for small jobs or a string trimmer or hedge clipper for larger plantings.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Even with a full light crew it would take them several days to strip the clipper of all the brass and copper and wiring.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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