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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
"To think these precious papers could've been lost to the shredder and now they will go on to educate and inspire generations," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
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 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
Upstairs, children pore over schoolbooks, mothers prepare lunch and television sets flicker in cramped living rooms, all against the constant background noise of shredders whining and baling presses pounding below.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
By the time Billy and I met, it was the era of the California shredders — Eddie Van Halen and then a lot of bad Eddie Van Halen copies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
What a professional does: Pros dispose of sensitive documents and data using top shredders and secure erasure methods.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024
Previous iterations of “Good Riddance Day” have involved shredders and a dumpster.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
Then those that need further attention are passed on to the "shredders," these as well as the "sorters" being women.
From A Book of Exposition by Homer Heath Nugent
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