plunger
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Because water resists compression, pulling the plunger creates increasing resistance.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
You can’t just burn you house down and walk away, so you grab a plunger.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2025
After breaking the Dalek, the Doctor hands a plunger from his Tardis which marks the "origins of the iconic Dalek arm", the Doctor Who official Twitter page said.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023
At the speed dating event, she was partnered with Tommy Ashman, 25, an entrepreneur and first-time plunger, and described the ice bath as a bonding experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
Five: Turn the plunger clockwise to stop the drops.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
To be fair, investors, from the smallest retail plungers to the biggest institutions, commonly “mark to market” their unsold stock and bond holdings, counting them as part of their net worth at their current prices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Cold plungers tend to speak in the evangelical tone of the convert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
People of all ages braved the 46° waters of Pontiac Bay to celebrate 2023’s arrival, some seasoned plungers and others splashing in for the first time ever.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
Then it's time to pull out a plunger — there are mini plungers designed for sinks, but you can simply flip up the flange of your toilet plunger, as well.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2022
“Excuse me, I got a shipment of plungers I need to unpack.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
