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dispenser

[dih-spen-ser] / dɪˈspɛn sər /
NOUN
apothecary
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I yanked the top off the body-wash dispenser at one hotel and left it off until I checked out.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

A water dispenser issue requiring the crew to bag water as a precaution.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

It felt like a piece of my childhood died along with the actor who played Dawson Leery, but it wasn’t just a parasocial relationship that had me weeping next to the soap dispenser.

From Slate Feb. 19, 2026

On a more intimate scale, Gemma and Cady’s new Bay Area rental is a smart house where everything is a potential poltergeist, from the ice dispenser to the vacuum.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2025

A baboon, say, is shown that if it pushes a lever then some food will drop through a dispenser.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

When I visited his Menlo Park, Calif., office, I learned he designed it, all the way down to restroom paper towel dispensers, which he stayed up until 2 a.m. some nights perfecting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

They also reportedly have dispensers for chaff -- metal shavings that distract radar-guided missiles -- and flares that blind heat-seeking missiles.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

George Washington and other Founding Fathers graced Pez dispensers, coasters and the cover of Mad Magazine.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Rinse aid dispensers are also worth considering, explains Andrew.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

Not like the actual candy, but more the little dispensers that come with the candy.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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