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The ceramic ashtray features a deep well to keep ash out of sight and avoid the need to constantly empty it.
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Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Carney has dreams of exhibits down the line dedicated to topics like ashtrays and dishes that nest inside other dishes.
—Anna Hezel, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2024
The intrigue: The photo, snapped on Nov. 2, 1948, depicts radio techs and staffers collecting and corroborating results for broadcast, a diorama of the station's building and radio tower, and four visible ashtrays.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
My dad likely wouldn’t have noticed if the house was full of ashtrays.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Carney has dreams of exhibits down the line dedicated to topics like ashtrays and dishes that nest inside other dishes.
—Anna Hezel, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2024
The intrigue: The photo, snapped on Nov. 2, 1948, depicts radio techs and staffers collecting and corroborating results for broadcast, a diorama of the station's building and radio tower, and four visible ashtrays.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
My dad likely wouldn’t have noticed if the house was full of ashtrays.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Ashtray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashtray. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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ashtray
noun
ash·tray
ˈash-ˌtrā 
: a container for tobacco ashes and for cigar and cigarette butts
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