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That baby was hanging out in a Fisher-Price battery-operated swing for 20 minutes while mom shaded her lids.
Teresa Strasser: Mom Profiling Is an Imperfect Science, but I Know Who You Are Teresa Strasser 2011
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That baby was hanging out in a Fisher-Price battery-operated swing for 20 minutes while mom shaded her lids.
Teresa Strasser: Mom Profiling Is an Imperfect Science, but I Know Who You Are Teresa Strasser 2011
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Mr. Smith said interviews will also happen in the area, which features banquettes in bronze, aqua, celadon, pecan and sandalwood hues; paintings by Thomas Hart Benton and Rockwell Kent; Mr. Smith's own art books; energy-efficient TVs; bottles of water; a hibiscus bamboo floor lamp; a sound-absorbing cork floor; battery-operated votives no lit candles allowed! and, just to make even Nicole Kidman feel at home, a calming bowl of lemons.
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That baby was hanging out in a Fisher-Price battery-operated swing for 20 minutes while mom shaded her lids.
Teresa Strasser: Mom Profiling Is an Imperfect Science, but I Know Who You Are Teresa Strasser 2011
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It's not cheap ($30 to begin with, $12 for refills) but it is TOTALLY worth it if the spray bottle method doesn't work. ssscat is essentially a can of unscented compressed air (no liquids or anything else involved) with an aim-able, battery-operated motion detector on top.
Keep Your Cats From Destroying Your Furniture | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I had lunch at the local diner along with dozens of other people who walked in with empty thermo bottles for hot water and with all their battery-operated gadgets that needed a charge.
Mariela Dabbah: The Snowstorm: What I Learned From Losing Power Mariela Dabbah 2011
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A non-engineer's solution: Put a cheap battery-operated fan near the leak to blow away the hydrogen.
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For an outside broadcast from Woburn Abbey, she was dressed in period crinolines, with a battery-operated radio microphone underneath.
Mary Malcolm obituary Philip Purser 2010
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Last year, Cancellara found himself at the center of a media storm after it was alleged that he used a battery-operated motor mounted inside his bicycle frame during his awe-inspiring run through the northern classics.
Fabian Cancellara wants more eco-friendly motorized bike 2011
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Coincidentally, the battery-operated clock hanging on the pantry wall stopped a little before noon.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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