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cassette

[kuh-set, ka-] / kəˈsɛt, kæ- /
NOUN
cartridge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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But a Bob Dylan cassette, given to him by his girlfriend's brother, changed the path of his life.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

“Happy Birthday” was recorded almost entirely on four-track cassette tapes, while “Fire From the Hip” uses 24-track reel-to-reel.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

In 1986, Bruce Pavitt was just a music-loving guy putting out a cassette zine and writing a column in Seattle’s bi-weekly music paper, “The Rocket.”

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

A lively, talkative little girl, she spoke fluent Korean at the time, and her adoptive father recorded her on a cassette that then sat gathering dust for years.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

The national anthem played on cassette decks, competing with the honking of cars.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

Cody couldn’t get enough of the goings-on at the station when the two would stop by to drop off cassettes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Along the conveyor belts runs everything you could imagine, from shoes, to old VHS cassettes and blocks of concrete.

From BBC May 4, 2026

Somewhere in the bowels of my music collection hides 1985’s George Clinton-produced “Freaky Styley” and 1987’s “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” on crumbling cassettes.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

They say that the language of those agreements should be interpreted in light of the changes to the record industry, where streaming income has largely replaced the sale of vinyl, CDs and cassettes.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

Still, the girl's backpack drops to the floor and three cassettes go clattering onto the floor.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements




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