microphone
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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
“We won’t be getting those voters,” the woman shouted into the microphone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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
Abby’s mom shook each of their hands before walking out to the mic stand, and instead of adjusting the microphone to a lower setting, she used the step stool Abby and I painted.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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
AFP joined conservationists, rangers and locals this month as they retrieved and replaced cameras and microphones in the forest.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
"I have to take a coffee," said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, picked up by open microphones as she entered a morning G7 summit session.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Later the authorities installed microphones and speakers in front of the glass, a marginal improvement.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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