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Origin of shredder
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Larry Friedman, a lawyer at Barnes, Richardson & Colburn, remembers arguing a case before Eaton over whether an industrial grinder should be deemed a shredder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Like the trees cut down and pulverized to make Man-su’s beloved paper products, ultimately we’re all being fed into the shredder.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
A second group was told to destroy the document in a shredder or put it in a plastic box.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024
When Mr Willis fell into the shredder on 15 September 2018, he had worked at the site for about eight years, his mother told the BBC.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023
When I heard the shredder roar to life I knew he wasn’t going to, so I stomped across the house and locked myself in the bedroom.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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