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Most of the times yes. If it is an appliance that gets pulled out of a receptacle under load and there is a small arc produced this will not damage the receptacle. It will pit the blades inside the receptacle but not enough to render the receptacle unserviceable It is not recommended to use this method to disconnect electrical equipment, use a switch in the circuit as they are designed to open a circuit under load.
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