perforated
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In 1897, American inventor Edwin S. Votey invented the “Pianola,” a self-playing piano whose perforated paper rolls functioned much like computer punch cards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
In her two-minute video, Jackson explained that the “really loud whistle” from her nose comes from her perforated septum.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
Robyn Goldie died after suffering a perforated duodenal ulcer.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
I started doing research into really nerdy stuff, and the perforated walls you see in the dark corridors are shipping pallets.”
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025
There’s the cathedral with its perforated spire, and the bulky old Chateau de Saint-Malo, and row after row of seaside mansions studded with chimneys.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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