adapter
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Mr. Stone’s work both as adapter and director is impeccable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
A small refrigerator is plugged into an adapter that has six different electrical devices all feeding into one outlet.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
There’s a joke on TikTok that one person in every group is the “digital camera friend,” wrangling everyone for photos and handling SD cards and adapters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
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
Ford has been mailing adapters to owners of its older electric vehicles so they can connect to Tesla’s chargers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Either I must have grievously awakened the ire of all the "adapters" and their friends, or the drama must be decidedly bad.
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 by Mamie Dickens
