Q-Tip
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“I bought the first one of these on EBay,” Rogen said of a standing Maurice Chalvignac ashtray that looks like the lovechild of a dumbbell and a Q-tip.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024
Schwartz emphasized that the main issue with Q-tips is that you really don’t need to clean wax out of your ears yourself, with a Q-tip or anything else—so why risk the potential complications?
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2023
“We see Q-tip injuries all the time,” Liu says.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022
She said Wright’s son, Daunte Jr., was born early at 28 weeks and while the baby was hospitalized, Wright fed him with a Q-tip dipped in milk.
From Fox News • Dec. 10, 2021
Probably because they’re armed with more than a measly Q-tip.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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