floor model
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But he never viewed Wendy as anything other than a “floor model” advertising a vehicle for immortality, similar to the way that he considers the space lifeforms he purloined from his corporate competitor, Weyland-Yutani, to be his toys.
From Salon
When she ran into problems, she pivoted, ordering, for example, the floor model of a Sub-Zero refrigerator when she learned a new one wouldn’t arrive for months.
From Seattle Times
By then, Madoff’s market-making business had become a thorn in the side of the New York Stock Exchange, whose old-fashioned trading floor model was increasingly coming under attack by computer-based upstarts.
From Los Angeles Times
The 16-foot 2020 Bambi floor model was the last one on the lot.
From Washington Post
She's also started pocketing down payments on a car that, at that point, hadn't reached past the floor model prototype phase.
From Salon
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