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- noun Plural form of
swab . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
swab .
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Examples
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Guess what: they get their cotton swabs from a different supplier.
Boing Boing 2009
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Cotton Swabs – I am convinced cleaning my ears daily with cotton swabs is the only cure for my slight hearing loss.
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Tom Finch, the lieutenant in command of the _Porpoise_, who had got his promotion through the death vacancy of his senior at Cape Coast Castle -- he was just ahead of me on the roster, luckily for him -- was one of the jolliest fellows I ever sailed with or under, since I entered the service; and I'm sure I've known a few "swabs" in my time!
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• The use of "swabs," or Explosive Trace Detection machines, has been expanded in recent weeks.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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- The use of "swabs," or Explosive Trace Detection machines, has been expanded in recent weeks.
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The use of "swabs," or Explosive Trace Detection machines, has been expanded in recent weeks.
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The use of "swabs," or Explosive Trace Detection machines, has been expanded in recent weeks.
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Figures released earlier this year reported 533 NHS patients across the country have had equipment such as swabs, clips, needles and gauze left inside them following operations since
Express & Star 2010
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Figures released earlier this year reported 533 NHS patients across the country have had equipment such as swabs, clips, needles and gauze left inside them following operations since
Star Tim Walters 2010
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The use of "swabs," or Explosive Trace Detection machines, has been expanded in recent weeks.
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