All throughout the golden, beautiful day — as I got ready surrounded by my sisters, mother and friends, as I danced to the beat of the traditional Albanian drum I had insisted on having — I sneaked away to swallow pills and push needles into my arm.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/style/for-a-bride-with-chronic-illness-a-wedding-cut-short.html

“And that involves having to pick up debris, looking at the benches to ensure that they’re safe because back in 2021 there were a couple of incidences where there were actual needles broken on the bench.

Source: https://www.pqbnews.com/news/parksville-tennis-courts-littered-with-drug-paraphernalia-other-garbage/

As people are cleaning up their yards, low humidity and rising temperatures are drying out grasses, pine needles and leaf litter, posing greater risks for human-caused fires in the springtime, Bezubiak explained.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northernontario-wildfires-alberta-1.6838923?cmp=rss

Black-and-white Puerto Rican resistance flags flutter over sparkly boxes of needles.

Source: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/05/29/nonfiction-the-body-talks-back/

But the ground has not really frozen yet and with all the rain we’ve had, the roots of the evergreens are able to hold enough water to help the plant keep some moisture for these needles.

Source: https://lfpress.com/life/homes/gardening/growing-concerns-windy-snowless-winter-is-hard-on-gardens-and-birds

During a recent hearing, residents cited a fear of schoolchildren stumbling on drug paraphernalia; there was a worry about used needles showing up in the neighborhood, concerns about safety and the shattering of a tranquil neighborhood.

Source: https://www.mvtimes.com/2023/11/01/support-needed-permanent-winter-homeless-shelter/

Fir needles are soft, flat (two-sided) and cannot be rolled between one’s fingers.

Source: https://www.peoplesdefender.com/2023/12/27/evergreen-ttees-how-to-identify-pines-spruces-and-firs/

For some that means picking up a pair of knitting needles, for others it’s diving shipwrecks in the Straits of Mackinac.

Source: https://mynorth.com/2023/12/editors-picks-6-northern-michigan-experience-to-try-in-2024/

Fresh rosemary needles, if serving with chicken.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-12771267/The-secrets-ultimate-roast-potato-TOM-PARKER-BOWLES.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Haku could rapidly travel between those mirrors and throw needles at his enemies to wear them down in a one-sided fight that not even Sasuke Uchiha could win.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/naruto-villains-rarest-jutsu/

He agitates the needles of a tall tree with the blunt edge of his blade, some dead ones falling away as the branches release a potent fragrance, pure green forest tinged with bright citrusy sunshine.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/life/snohomish-tree-farm-brings-christmas-spirit-one-seedling-at-a-time/

I’d rather do a radio frequency or microcurrent treatment than penetrate my skin with needles.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/vanessa-williams-plastic-surgery-fillers-b2384448.html

"If those needles aren’t discarded in public places then we hope that’s a benefit for the community because they don’t have to face or deal with that on a daily basis."

Source: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23541741.needle-bin-installed-glasgow-reduce-drug-related-litter/?ref=rss

Imogen, who shares children Xanthe, five, and Athene, one, with husband Duncan, 40, said the needles can also be used to make syrup, a curing rub for fish, and even pesto.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/06/recipe-finally-taken-your-tree-down-this-mum-says-you-should-eat-it-18042015/

Jessie Blanchard, center, shows a participant how to use a straight pipe as she hands out other goods like food, Naloxone, needles, tourniquets, and condoms to members of the community on Monday, Jan.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/experts-urge-better-opioid-rescue-drug-access-to-save-lives/article_e1e57dbb-834d-5031-bb4e-b8b1f728a4ba.html

Other versions of SQT Bio-Microneedling can help with acne, congested skin and pigmentation, with up to five million of the magic, microscopic needles being administered.

Source: https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/23854847.tried-sqt-bio-microneedling-elan-laser-clinic-hale-barns/?ref=rss

Participants supply their own yarn and needles.

Source: https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/11/07/david-sedaris-at-macky-and-other-events-for-today/

Réseau ACCESS Network, which distributes harm reduction supplies to those who use drugs, says a staff member recently found new and used equipment in a container for single-use needles.

Source: https://www.cornwallseawaynews.com/ontario-news/dozens-in-sudbury-may-have-received-used-needles-in-exchange-program/

Saltzman says this “new method of delivery could ‘radically change the way people are vaccinated,’” making it easier to vaccinate people in remote areas or those who are afraid of needles.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/09/joseph-mercola/air-vax-the-latest-mrna-delivered-into-lungs/

Sometimes acupuncturists bring other gifts to their work beside just sticking silver needles into your meridians.

Source: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Solstice-letter-about-the-Winter-Solstice-231219-381.html