tape recorder

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Khamenei survived an assassination attempt in 1981, when explosives hidden in a tape recorder injured him and deprived him for life of the use of his right arm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“Kissinger” teases viewers with an animated credit sequence prominently featuring a tape recorder.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

He had been given a tape recorder and he soon learned the art of overdubbing, a vital part of what would become the trademark Beach Boys' sound.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

Joined by several aides he’d tasked with helping him write his memoir, Johnson talked while a tape recorder kept track.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

One day, when Chill was hanging out in our front room, he took my tape recorder and talked into the mike: Chill: This is Lloyd’s daddy talking.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones