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“Trim your trees. Inspect your home for any wind damage, such as missing shingles, missing spark arrestor, any subtle damage that can cause long-term issues,” he advised.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2021
A USFS-approved spark arrestor comes installed in the muffler, but we pulled it out before we even rode the bike since we rarely spend time away from the track.
From Time Magazine Archive
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On a gas or diesel inboard or sterndrive, also clean the spark arrestor.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Along comes your hardware man and says, Here, why don't you put in my new kind of spark arrestor; think how little it costs; what's fifty dollars to a half-million-dollar business?
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
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It's All in the Family
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"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
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Native American History - Introductory
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