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feather duster



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It’s an arresting image that signals the production’s bold, stylized approach to this canonical text, often treated as an antique that requires only a feather duster to be brought back to life.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Don’t use a feather duster or anything similar that stirs up dust, Filippelli said.

From Seattle Times Apr. 15, 2024

On any given day, he might have worked on repainting a wall, fixing a pipe or using a feather duster to keep his exhibits looking sharp.

From New York Times Dec. 25, 2021

The “hair” sprouting off this branch resembles a downy feather duster or fluffy tuft of cotton—maybe even fragments of a bad white wig.

From Scientific American Dec. 7, 2021

I went into the living room where Wong Sze-Fu was dusting the furniture with a feather duster.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz




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