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ball tearer

British  

noun

  1. slang something exceptional in its class, for good or bad qualities

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Many commenters related to being the lone mask wearer surrounded by the maskless.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2022

My 88-year-old Latina mother, triple vaxxed and a diligent mask wearer, is struggling with COVID.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2022

“It sends a message — one that’s been internalized on both sides — that the body of the mask wearer is ‘riskier’ than the body of the consumer,” Dr. Vearncombe said.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2021

Three of the masks the magazine’s researchers tested failed to capture 93% of bacterial particles, meaning that these particles could be inhaled or exhaled by the mask wearer.

From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2020

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