photocopier
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“I see my work evolve more in evolutions, rather than in revolutions,” Tillmans said, gesturing to a conceptual wall-sized image created with a photocopier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Methanol is a toxic alcohol used in industrial and household products like paint thinners, antifreeze, varnish and photocopier fluid.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
But he does press the precious volume flat on a photocopier, and at one point even stashes it behind a minifridge.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
The blue light of the photocopier flashes on their faces.
From Salon ● May 12, 2022
For three years, I’d given myself to it with zeal, taking responsibility for the largest and the smallest of operational tasks, right down to restocking paper in the photocopier.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The artist’s long career swept in artworks made not only on cameras and canvases, but on such things as fax machines and photocopiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Its photocopiers didn’t need awkward stencils to serve as the master copy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
One simple means of promoting a more open society was distributing photocopiers in places like universities and libraries so that civil society groups could print pamphlets and leaflets.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
Dr Mavrogianni advises building managers to switch off any equipment that's not in use, like photocopiers, as it all contributes to internal heat.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2021
Familiar hyena-like laughter reaches us from the bank of printers and photocopiers along the half wall separating the checkout area and the book stacks.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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