Ms. MALIK: Here's a real pressurized sprayer, and it just really helps distribute it.

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Again Panasonic was rather more brave, letting us leave the laptop on and hit it with a heavy shower from a kitchen sink sprayer.

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He said the airport was preparing ahead of the next snowfall and the arrival of a new de-icing sprayer should speed up the clearance of the runway.

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She carefully measures out a dose into a sprayer bottle.

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While the pan heats, she goes to the refrigerator, takes out a lettuce and some eggs, tears the lettuce up quickly, and throws it in a strainer, running cold water from the sprayer head over it.

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The Indian Room (952 S Pacific Ave, 310-514-3511) is another classic watering hole, complete with a friendly bartender who seems to have no problem keeping pace with her customers even if it means she might spill a cocktail every now and then or miss a glass with the soda sprayer.

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