microphone
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They kept watching all the next week as the firefighters continued to work on their property, yelling thank you through the camera’s microphone since they were still evacuated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Upon retiring in 1992, Smith Jr. moved behind a microphone, teaming with Scott Kaplan on a popular radio show on the Mighty 1090, a station that went off the air in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
He choked up and stepped away from the microphone, before adding: "It's my brothers. I don't want to talk about it."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Known as oto-acoustic emissions, these sounds can be detected by placing a sensitive microphone inside the ear canal.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
It helped me relax to hold an old Harry Potter wand I use as a fake microphone when I sing in private.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
It contains cameras and microphones that vacuum up sensitive data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
They look just like ordinary spectacles or sunglasses but contain tiny cameras, microphones and batteries - and can access the internet, usually by pairing with a phone.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Zito has been in touch with park technicians near his home, noting they are sitting with microphones and equipment to capture sonic readings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
It is being recorded as part of work harnessing hidden microphones, cameras and artificial intelligence to reveal the secrets of species living deep in the rainforest and help protect them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
I ducked into the gym and under the bleachers, checking the scaffolding for microphones as I climbed through to the other side.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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