ball tearer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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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