plunger
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One playworker noticed a child standing on a manhole with a plunger and watched quietly to make sure he didn’t throw the object.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
In my mind, a fire extinguisher often gets put into the same “essentials” bucket as a plunger for your house: You should probably buy one before you need it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Simmons compares the effect to pulling back the plunger on a sealed syringe filled with water.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
You can’t just burn you house down and walk away, so you grab a plunger.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2025
Dr. Spires pushed the plunger with his thumb and withdrew the needle.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
We don’t know who was pushing the plungers.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Cold plungers tend to speak in the evangelical tone of the convert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Blue Cube’s offerings include a $15,999 Mini-Me cold plunge designed for home use and a $26,999 Malibu 56 model that can handle multiple plungers per day in a spa environment.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Instead of leaving town as planned, Mr. Sherman grabbed a set of antique toilet plungers and headed downtown to Wall Street, to pass the hat as a sidewalk juggler and mime.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
My feet swell big and heavy like plungers, but I drag them across the linoleum floor straight center where Uncle wants to show off the new dance we learned.
From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
