stapler

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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

And hey, is that Stephen Root, the stapler nerd from “Office Space,” playing a leather-daddy biker?

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

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

“What better antagonists are there than a cubicle, a stapler and a bad co-worker? They’re ready-made foes.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2021

She searches in the supply closet for a stapler, and when she fails to find one, goes instinctively to Alice’s desk.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri