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photocopier

[foh-tuh-kop-ee-er] / ˈfoʊ təˌkɒp i ər /


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“I see my work evolve more in evolutions, rather than in revolutions,” Tillmans said, gesturing to a conceptual wall-sized image created with a photocopier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

The blue light of the photocopier flashes on their faces.

From Salon ● May 12, 2022

The wells are placed into a PCR machine, resembling a midsize office photocopier.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2020

The court documents also accused Mr. Ma of repeatedly copying classified documents that he was asked to translate for the F.B.I., sometimes with a digital camera and other times with a photocopier.

From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2020

For three years, I’d given myself to it with zeal, taking responsibility for the largest and the smallest of operational tasks, right down to restocking paper in the photocopier.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The artist’s long career swept in artworks made not only on cameras and canvases, but on such things as fax machines and photocopiers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Its photocopiers didn’t need awkward stencils to serve as the master copy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025

One simple means of promoting a more open society was distributing photocopiers in places like universities and libraries so that civil society groups could print pamphlets and leaflets.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2021

Dr Mavrogianni advises building managers to switch off any equipment that's not in use, like photocopiers, as it all contributes to internal heat.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2021

Familiar hyena-like laughter reaches us from the bank of printers and photocopiers along the half wall separating the checkout area and the book stacks.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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