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headphones

NOUN
device for hearing sound
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He is then alleged to have been pointing his mobile phone at the training session while wearing in-ear headphones - as shown in the above photo.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Making it tougher still is sound bleed from a film detailing the 1781 British conquest of the island, a problem that headphones could solve.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

I told him I'd had to borrow some wired headphones from his team as mine had broken, and jokingly expressed surprise that they were still allowed at Apple HQ in the AirPod era.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“No matter how I’m feeling, I just get up there, I put my headphones on and I’m ready to rock,” Landry said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

My headphones are on so I can start a movie immediately after the safety announcements.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan




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