adapter
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At the one stop where I had to use a plug adapter, everything still worked fine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"We call it the universal adapter," Schultheiß explains.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026
He said he ran into the shop, where he saw an adapter charging system - full of chargers - under the counter and a small fire.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
The most practical option was an old-school corded phone and a cellular-to-landline adapter.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
The power adapter was there but no laptop.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Modern directors and adapters are wary of the civic and cosmic levels, perhaps out of fear that pagan prophets and citizen choruses will seem artificial or dated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
If not, adapters are available for less than £10.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
Several, including Ford, have announced that future EVs will be built to accept Tesla plugs without a need for adapters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Whatever your opinions of that series — and there are plenty — it laid out the duo’s strengths as adapters and their weaknesses as creators of original material.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The most celebrated of the Latin adapters is Phaedrus, a freedman of Augustus.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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