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- noun Plural form of
disposable .
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Examples
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My present pair of disposables is the same sample set I was issued after my eye exam back in August, and they're starting to make my eyeballs itchy -- especially the right one, which feels like it's been mauled by a very tiny braille machine.
my eyes have seen the glory of ... okay, not much, really 2004
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Since there's plenty of ninos being born around here, I have to assume they're swathed in disposables.
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Berwald says so-called disposables are easy to spot with all products.
kstp.com - MORE NEWS 2009
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You are used as cannon fodder, 'disposables' in the front columns of the apartheid war machine.
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Take fewer towels and don't use disposables in the change room and bathroom.
Lisa Borden: 10 Ways to Green Your Exercise Routine Lisa Borden 2011
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Dr. Tone Hegna and Dr. Åse Vikanes, who followed the delivery of 200 pallets of medical supplies from Ramallah to Gaza in early February 2011, confirmed that many drugs and basic disposables remain in short supply, and that a bad situation is made worse by inadequate storage, transport and incineration facilities.
Jan McGirk: Any Gauze in Gaza? Supply Shortages Add to Medical Misery Inside Strip Jan McGirk 2011
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Until I find a rechargeable that's actually rated at 100% the VOLTAGE of a regular battery (i.e. 1. 5V and not 20% less), I'm sticking with disposables. tomboygirl
Top 10 Battery Hacks, Tips, And Tricks | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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REUSE 5. Swap disposables for reusables for example, adopt handkerchiefs, refillable bottles, shopping totes, cloth napkins, rags, and such.
Maria Rodale: 10 Easy Ways to Becomea Zero-Waste Household Maria Rodale 2012
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Some people had Polaroids, some had disposables, but most of us had real point and shoot 35mm cameras.
What I really want to do is direct… « Awful Library Books 2010
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Take fewer towels and don't use disposables in the change room and bathroom.
Lisa Borden: 10 Ways to Green Your Exercise Routine Lisa Borden 2011
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