ashtray
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ashtrays
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The early days were when “he said he treated the world like his ashtray, but, ultimately, it was all potential and hope and promise,” Bartels said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Fiji's ambassador to the UN, Filipo Tarakinikini, wrote on social media in April that the Vuda coast north of Nadi "must not become the Pacific's ashtray".
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Rogue Paq Poppy Party Ashtray The ultimate host’s ashtray, the Poppy Party Ashtray looks like a beautiful poppy, in polished brass or nickel-plated finishes.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
To emphasize the designer’s practicality-meets-design approach, Rogen gestured to another Bosse creation, this one a hand-shaped brass ashtray with forefingers poised mid-pinch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024
Bernabe tore the floppy wrapping paper off the fishhead package, crumpled it in a ball which he left in the ashtray, then lugged the box out to his truck.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
She has made little cats, wreaths and ashtrays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
She describes the picturesque salon vividly, from the Jafra products to Patrick Nagel prints on the wall and the armrest ashtrays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
“We just have to police the regulations. We can’t have ashtrays on dining tables, for example.”
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
Sonics baseball caps, bumper stickers, water bottles, ashtrays, key chains and hand puppets hit shelves.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
When his daughter was miserable she prowled, and Atticus liked his women to be relaxed, not constantly emptying ashtrays.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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