microphone
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“I just want to see what kind of car he’s getting into,” Ms. Townsend whispers into the microphone as she trails the same support aide in another video from last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
When a clown’s only trick is shouting into a live microphone, the absolute worst thing that can happen is for the cameras to simply turn off.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
But with no pool cameras present, much of the media did not carry any pictures and for those that did, there was no microphone to clearly pick up the president's remarks.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Actually, Nevermind” is a reflection of Tomlinson when she puts down the microphone, and she is nervous for readers to see that side of her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Principal Trask’s voice booms like she has a microphone.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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"We borrowed some microphones, Kevin had built a small computer and we recorded the first album like that, basically just hanging out together," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
We watch coders: And, yes, they’re coding with microphones, they’re coding with headsets, they’re speaking to their code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
A maracas solo by Ernesto Laya, however, seemed to be too soft to be picked up by the microphones, yet he held a cheering crowd rapt simply by his rhythmic movements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
During the war, the government handed it to a top-secret military intelligence unit, and engineers wired it with hidden microphones throughout -- even in the garden.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Principal Rivera announced that the school would consider having an “open mic” at next year’s Fall Fiesta but that, unfortunately, she had to disconnect the microphones.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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