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Most of the movie takes place in that witching-hour window, an airlessly silent time where an at-home podcaster doesn’t worry about being interrupted by a leaf blower, an ice cream truck or a dog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The character, a compulsive talker whose social manner is as subtle as a leaf blower, poses a tremendous acting challenge, being as intensely annoying as she is mysteriously alluring.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Plant them with low shrubs and perennial plants that are forest-adapted to grow among leaves, so that you and your blower can take a break.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“When I got there, I saw a guy with a leaf blower and two camping chairs”—to clear the detritus and provide a place to rest—“and I was like, ‘Wow, this is grown up skating.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2025

Their father always kept a can of gasoline in the garage, to fill the snow blower, and to power the generator if the power went out during a storm.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng