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Polaroid

[poh-luh-roid] / ˈpoʊ ləˌrɔɪd /
NOUN
camera
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If one of your friends took out a Polaroid camera when the final results were announced, how many people in the developed picture celebrating your win would give you the most joy?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The second—and the subject of the exhibition “Lucas Samaras: Sitting, Standing, Walking, Looking,” at the Art Institute of Chicago through July 20—are Polaroid photographs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

One of her colleagues brought in a Polaroid camera.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

Hockney made a poster of a swimmer underwater, captured through 12 Polaroid photographs arranged in a grid.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

The flash of the Polaroid goes off and my father hands me the snapshot.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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