as in TVs
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
she declared that she wouldn't have an idiot box in her home
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televisions
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Nicotine pouches, televisions, shoes, printers, data center cooling equipment, speakers and skin care cosmetics were among the goods recovered, according to a statement released by the Sheriff’s Department.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026 -
Its residents have to use landlines and, apparently, only the oldest televisions currently available to humankind.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Idiot boxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiot%20boxes. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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