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earphones

NOUN
device for hearing sound
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The company – which runs 792 pubs and bars across the UK – said that following complaints it has asked customers to switch their devices to silent or to use earphones.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Their unobtrusive placement complements their immersive musicality, hitherto only possible outdoors with high-end earphones or headphones connected to sophisticated digital acoustic conversion equipment costing a bundle.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Within weeks of arriving, I loathed Madras, where rats stole the padding from my earphones, the humidity left me weak and men tailed my mother in traffic, desperate to buy our imported car.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

Each participant wore earphones to hear both their taps and their partner's taps, and they had to anticipate their partner's movements.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2024

Oliver swept the gifts into his desk drawer, then grabbed his earphones and put them in, hoping that his mom would be too tired to climb the stairs in search for him.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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