duct

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Duct tape is also how one council tenant in west London told us he had tried to make his windows safer, because he was so worried about his nine-year-old daughter.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Duct work and piping were ripped from the walls.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2020

Duct tape and carpet tacks were ripped up, and the team lifted an enormous floor cloth painted with cobblestones and folded it faster than most people can manage a fitted sheet.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2019

"Glue? Duct tape? What is happening?" one Twitter user asked.

From Fox News • Dec. 17, 2018

Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir