microphone
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Earlier this week in Manhattan, a man stepped up to a microphone at a press conference.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
For a fighter who has never hidden her dislike of media interviews, there was something striking about the confidence with which she walked around the ring, microphone in hand, soaking up the final moments.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The private booth was framed in flowers, and rather than a priest listening inside, it was a microphone recording their confessions, to be played at an upcoming art exhibition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
A month later, Young dropped her microphone, collapsed backwards and had to be helped off stage in front of a festival crowd in New York.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The microphone shrieked, then died down with a sputtering noise.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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But from what I could tell on Thursday, the member's microphones were live all night, with a backing track doubling their vocals at crucial moments.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
UBTech launched its "U1" robot -- equipped with eye cameras, chest sensors, and listening microphones -- earlier this year, touting the model as the world's first full-sized, ultra-realistic humanoid designed for mass production.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 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
From the start, I liked those microphones better, I didn’t have to keep constantly aware of my distance from a microphone on the table.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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