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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Before you replace it, clean the two pipe ends thoroughly with wire wool , then brush on flux.
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She chose the cooker and began to scrape its insides with wire wool .
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She felt a wire wool of beard on her chin, and realised she was seeing the world two-dimensionally.
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The inside of the fitting should be brushed out with a special wire brush and rubbed with wire wool .
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The more stubborn food particles can be removed by gentle scrubbing with wire wool .
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They are looking at some wire wool that has rusted.