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Officers, including one from the Drug Enforcement Administration, searched the car and found marijuana cigarette butts in the ashtray, along with a loaded pistol and loaded rifle.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Like matchbooks, vintage ashtrays and surreptitiously pocketed memorabilia, Clark’s work provides a tangible memory from what might be a first date with a lover, a milestone birthday celebration or perhaps just a really good meal.
—Kyra Breslin, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
One story item, however — a Murano glass ashtray whose importance won’t be spoiled here — had already been chosen.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Investigators used that surveillance footage and also collected DNA samples from the Infiniti, including from marijuana cigarettes, an ashtray, the car’s shifting column, the airbag, the start button, a hair brush and a used water bottle, that linked the vehicle to Mccatty.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2024
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Like matchbooks, vintage ashtrays and surreptitiously pocketed memorabilia, Clark’s work provides a tangible memory from what might be a first date with a lover, a milestone birthday celebration or perhaps just a really good meal.
—Kyra Breslin, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
One story item, however — a Murano glass ashtray whose importance won’t be spoiled here — had already been chosen.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Investigators used that surveillance footage and also collected DNA samples from the Infiniti, including from marijuana cigarettes, an ashtray, the car’s shifting column, the airbag, the start button, a hair brush and a used water bottle, that linked the vehicle to Mccatty.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 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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