windshield wiper
Americannoun
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windshield wipers
plural
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Cook’s story starts on Dec. 19, 2024, in Chinatown, when he returned to his car to find a yellow envelope tucked under his windshield wiper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
“There’s so much dust in the process of getting grain into a bin that it would have to have a little windshield wiper on the sensors to constantly clear it,” Gardiner said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
The company has apparently had problems making that design safe for use in the real world; in late 2021, Musk tweeted that he was worried about the truck’s windshield wiper.
From The Verge ● Jul. 20, 2022
The witnesses also described how Walker jumped on the vehicle, and his father said Walker tore off a windshield wiper.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
This time Shiloh’s on his feet waiting for me, tail going like a windshield wiper, fast speed.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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