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  • n  the clinging transparent plastic film that is used to shrinkwrap something

  • But traveling with Biden during this campaign has sometimes been like reporting on a politician packaged in shrink-wrap.
  • The increasing majority, however, are pristine, still in their original shrink-wrap and often carrying the price tags of the overseas retailers that couldn't unload them.
  • Ware's influence can be seen even before you tear off the shrink-wrap (an ironic touch given Ware's disdain for polybagged, untouchable collector's comics).
News & Articles

  • Central Square Library to close for three months
    The city is planning to close the Central Square Branch Library on Oct. 1 to replace the elevator, along with other renovations. After the library closes, movers will shrink-wrap the various collections and move furniture out of the main reading area, which will be the construction staging area.
    Aug. 24, 2013 - Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab
Quotes

  • Jane Friedman in NEWS.com.au
    If a person can search inside a book, that's great. It's like taking the shrink-wrap off books in bookstores; that's what we need to get the consumer interested in our books,Friedman says.
  • Stephen Owen in Vancouver Sun
    Their thoughtless, shrink-wrap zoning wouldn't allow any of the projects now at the farm to be continued,Owen said. "The big question is, 'What is the problem you think you're trying to solve?'"
  • Lisa Jackson in Environment News Service
    While shrink-wrap is a cost-effective and convenient way to protect boats from the elements, it presents a serious waste disposal challenge because the plastic wrap cannot be reused by boaters,Jackson said. "This recycling effort will keep...

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