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Examples
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The metal-detector guy, who was pointing his iPhone at her, said, I hope you like attention.
Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011
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The metal-detector guy was right about her getting a lot of attention.
Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011
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With the price of precious metals on the rise and the economy stuck in a weak recovery, the metal-detector business is booming.
Metal Detectors Hit the Jackpot Jack Nicas 2011
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Here's a little Android mobile phone app that turns your handset into a metal-detector, using the compass as a magnetometer.
Boing Boing 2009
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The metal-detector guy, who was pointing his iPhone at her, said, I hope you like attention.
Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011
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The metal-detector guy was right about her getting a lot of attention.
Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011
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Film critics are often subjected to metal-detector wands before entering a press screening.
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A stronger gust struck, lifting her slightly, taking some weight off the board, and one of the metal-detector lights flickered stronger.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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The board inched downward, metal-detector lights flickering off one by one as the magnets lost their grip.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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The board slipped downward faster and faster, the metal-detector lights flickering out one by one.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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