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The surgery is a trapdoor bypass, called a Trabeculectomy, which is delicate and requires many post-op visits.
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
In the play, a hunting dog has to sit patiently inside a glass house, with a trapdoor underneath, without moving or turning his head, while men with deer heads run around the stage.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The stage included rising platforms and trapdoors that allowed Madonna and her 26 dancers to appear and disappear with the precision of a Broadway cast.
—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
At one point in the tour, visitors were asked to climb through a trapdoor in a floor and descend an unsecured ladder with flashlights to a dark basement.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
In the play, a hunting dog has to sit patiently inside a glass house, with a trapdoor underneath, without moving or turning his head, while men with deer heads run around the stage.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The stage included rising platforms and trapdoors that allowed Madonna and her 26 dancers to appear and disappear with the precision of a Broadway cast.
—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
At one point in the tour, visitors were asked to climb through a trapdoor in a floor and descend an unsecured ladder with flashlights to a dark basement.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Trapdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapdoor. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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