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microphone

[mahy-kruh-fohn] / ˈmaɪ krəˌfoʊn /
NOUN
instrument that transforms sound waves into electric currents
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Before Hinojosa arrived on stage, the host ushered to the microphone a woman who identified herself as a 46-year-old Houston native who had never voted before.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Luka Doncic has never met a microphone he liked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

OpenAI engineer and a hidden toilet paper-wrapped microphone.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Republic of Ireland manager was also asked by another journalist about alleged racism by Irish players during last Sunday's 3-0 win over Israel in Hungary and refused to give up the microphone.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Then he tapped his finger against the microphone.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Standing microphones, placed on different tiers of the set, never let us forget that Wilson was first and foremost a conductor of voices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

It contains cameras and microphones that vacuum up sensitive data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

During the war, the government handed it to a top-secret military intelligence unit, and engineers wired it with hidden microphones throughout -- even in the garden.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

They look just like ordinary spectacles or sunglasses but contain tiny cameras, microphones and batteries - and can access the internet, usually by pairing with a phone.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

An even bigger crowd waited outside on the courtroom steps and on the sidewalk below—more supporters, more reporters aiming microphones and cameras.

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


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