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  • I started my busboy training at 10 p.m. on a Thursday in January, shadowing a tall, blonde waitress in a sprayed-on silver dress.

    Inside The Vegas Party Machine Steven Bertoni 2011

  • When Mr. Keller sent him for a visit to El Bulli in Spain, the revolutionary techniques of chef Ferran Adrià—with its foams, sprayed-on sauces and "deconstructed" cocktails—turned Mr. Achatz's head.

    Taking The Heat Moira Hodgson 2011

  • The sprayed-on makeup lasts about a week, providing bronzed-looking skin without the risks of wrinkles and skin cancer that come from tanning beds and sunbathing.

    5 safer beauty trends for 2011 2011

  • Zane moved closer and reached out, his delicate fingers tracing the sprayed-on skin over her scar, his golden eyes wide.

    Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

  • In Thursday's pictures, a woman carries firewood in the Congo, Jewish people pray at the Western Wall, a designer/scientist comes up with sprayed-on clothes and more.

    Photos of the Day: Sept. 16 2010

  • As the wardens last night had warned might happen, the sprayed-on skin above her eye had turned an angry red.

    Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

  • I look at myself and say, ‘Khloe Kardashian would wear this sprayed-on dress!’ and it gives me the confidence to go out and do it.

    Let's play Celebrity Secret Shame Share! This week's guest: Mindy Kaling of 'The Office' | EW.com 2010

  • Covered with a layer of sprayed-on grit, there was a little window for the Mylar to peek out, and the neck really was plastic!

    Archive 2008-04-01 Heather McDougal 2008

  • Covered with a layer of sprayed-on grit, there was a little window for the Mylar to peek out, and the neck really was plastic!

    The Romance of Zenobia's Palmyra Heather McDougal 2008

  • Around noon, La Donna bopped into the office with a smashing girl in a black, silk blouse and sprayed-on, black jeans.

    Harry, A Slow Learning Curve 2009

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