duct

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CA19-9 levels can rise in non-cancerous conditions like pancreatitis or bile duct obstruction, and some people do not produce the marker at all due to genetic differences.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The duct tape was priceless, with, as you know, a million important uses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

The duct-tape solution assumes you have duct tape — but the West’s is now in China because it was cheaper.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

“Every time he laid down it would irritate the skin and cause it to bleed. I was putting duct tape to fix it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025

I sort of enjoyed the project—the whiz of slicing plastic, the scream of duct tape coming off the roll, the big speckled rectangles I fit snugly over the door and window.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx