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The cosplayer, who breathed heavily into the microphone à la the movie villain, was formally called to the podium by the name Darth Vader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Mangione leaned into the microphone before him and stated: "Guilty."

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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

So when Burnham decided to break with tradition and make his inaugural address Monday accompanied by only a minimalist microphone stand, a vocal faction of the electorate worried they’d lose more than the lectern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

But a bearded Russian named Alex Goldfarb, a rumpled-looking microbiologist, leaned over his microphone and, in his accented English, startled everyone by saying, “So, Russia is a TB nightmare.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

As they continued into their first set of songs, it became apparent that the volume on their microphones was a bit low, leaving lyrics drowned in the rest of the mix.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

It contains cameras and microphones that vacuum up sensitive data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

Journalists crowd together in the hope of hearing from him, microphones are thrust into the air and camera operators stretch above the crowd for the briefest glimpse of the game's biggest star.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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