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tape

[teyp] / teɪp /
NOUN
ribbon of material
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VERB
record sounds, sights
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“And I still listen to the cassette tape often. It’s special.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Moonshot eschews titles and hierarchy, a relatively unusual practice at a Chinese company and one Yang sees as essential to get rid of red tape.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

For much of the series, $3.49 got you a tape at participating McDonald’s, alongside a small vanilla cone or Diet Coke.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Germany's young defence firms face other hurdles, from lengthy security vetting for staff to red tape.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

He already knew Eloise—aka Gibby’s 1987 red Toyota Corolla that had a cassette tape jammed in the player.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

As part of his prep work, Hunnam tried to obtain the tapes from an interview conducted with Gein soon after his arrest.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

I ping-ponged from soft cheeses to eggs and squash, then past a gelato cart and a table crowded with jams, pepper jellies and a milk carton filled with VHS tapes.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Busby entrusted Mr. Mindte with 60 hours of cassette tapes of autobiographical ramblings, which enliven a narrative that gets dry in stretches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The tapes contain interviews between Biden, now 83, and a ghostwriter working on his 2017 memoir, titled Promise Me, Dad.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

I’m just looking for something apart from the ugliness of these tapes.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

Across the French capital, where few homes have air conditioning, desperate locals had taped foil survival blankets over their windows, hoping to keep out the fierce sun.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Last year, he embedded with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials during raids, including in Chicago, where he and his crew taped arrests.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

There is a large police presence in the Fitzroy Avenue area, appearing to show specialist officers at the scene with a section of road taped off.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Then, a streaming platform might fork over $5 million to $20 million for exclusive taped performance rights.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

My school papers would not be taped on the wall and Mama would not kiss me on the top of my head.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

A few months after moving here, Cassaday met her future business partner, Cory Jacob, at a podcast taping.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Others took a more simple do-it-yourself approach, taping their cards between two star-shaped pieces of paper.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

Maniscalco pulls audiences in with contortionist levels of body language that he uses to demonstrate his observations of absurd human behavior, from splitting dinner tabs with Venmo to taping our mouths shut for sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

That WWE ring sees unexpected action late Sunday afternoon, while MMA fighter and professional annoying person Logan Paul is taping an especially irritating episode of his Impaulsive podcast.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Russo, who helped out many nights, devised the time-saving innovation of taping two strips of cardboard to the glass of the Xerox machine.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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