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dispenser

[dih-spen-ser] / dɪˈspɛn sər /
NOUN
apothecary
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The company that owns the vending machine, iJooz, says it replaced all 500 straws in the machine's dispenser after the alleged incident.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

I can’t count how many times during my stays a dispenser didn’t work or had little left in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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

Always keep the container tightly sealed to minimize contact with air – if your dispenser bottle has an open spout, your oil will degrade faster.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

He watched the delicate boots moving back and forth from the lavatory to the paper-towel dispenser.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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