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duct

[duhkt] / dʌkt /


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He's perhaps most famous for purchasing an art piece consisting of a banana duct taped to a wall for $6.2m and then eating it.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Castro said he had sealed windows at his home with duct tape and filled up extra water containers.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

By Thursday morning, residents were lining up to buy first-aid kits, flashlights, solar chargers, duct tape and tents to drop off at donation sites that sprang up across a community known as “Doralzuela.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Amgen said in its quarterly earnings release in late April that the drug “demonstrates effectiveness and a favorable benefit-risk profile,” and said that vanishing bile duct syndrome hadn’t affected patients in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

A spiderweb of silver duct tape holds the fractured window together.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

Some cases involved vanishing bile duct syndrome, a liver condition characterized by the progressive destruction of bile ducts in the liver, the agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

When F. nucleatum was introduced directly into breast ducts, it caused metaplastic and hyperplastic lesions, noncancerous changes where cells either grow excessively or shift into a different type.

From Science Daily Mar. 19, 2026

The same is true for keeping air ducts clean.

From MarketWatch Feb. 28, 2026

In their attempt to find a cozy place to rest, bears can destroy insulation, wiring, heating ducts and water and gas lines as they tear into crawl spaces.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2026

The gas penetrated the air ducts, soaked the offices, got into drawers in the desks, and got inside pencil sharpeners in the drawers.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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