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stapler

[stay-pler] / ˈsteɪ plər /
NOUN
machine for fastening
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Elsewhere in the warehouse, an authenticator uses a device smaller than a stapler to scan a Louis Vuitton tote to help determine whether the leather, stitching and branding are authentic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

He gives somebody a stapler and he says, "Oh, I'm going to be president one day. Hold on to that."

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2021

Instead of situating its 256-room hotel and 100,000-square-foot hospital side by side, as might be the case on some campuses, Legacy sandwiches the two entities into a single 680-foot high-rise the shape of a stapler.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2020

I’d also like to tell you I invented the stapler and can start fires with my mind.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2018

Teddy watched her press down on her stapler.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger


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