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tape

[tayp] / teɪp /
NOUN
ribbon of material
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VERB
record sounds, sights
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Earlier this season players left tape and drinks at the swimming pool and were shown a picture the next day.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

If you want to hear what passes for rigor in Weiss’ newsroom, the tape is available.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The process “might be difficult if you haven’t spent much time with a tape measure and screwdriver,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

After practice, the guard was seen with kinesiology tape snaking up his right calf while working on the court with assistant coaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

It’s possible they forgot the tape was still rolling.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

At least President Richard Nixon’s “expletive deleted” cursing was on secret White House tapes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The statute defines “videotape service provider” to include any person in the business of delivering “prerecorded video cassette tapes or similar audio visual materials.”

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

It was made by a company called Kidselebration that in 1986 made “personalized” cassette tapes like these for a whole boatload of names.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Littleton Auctions is handling sale and say the tapes, recorded directly from the sound desk, form the only master archive of their kind.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Abby tapes on my bow tie and pokes my cheeks, which is something she does weirdly often because apparently my cheeks are adorable.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

I taped over pictures of myself and put away anything with personal information, so that Tau Robotics’ bipedal robots wouldn’t collect any identifying data.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The new ones are 1½ inches shorter and need to be taped closed, an added step that will cost money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Guests were free to wander in as Bakker and his wife taped their new show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

There was a small kitchen, with a sign taped to the fridge: “Please clean up after yourself no maid service here!!!”

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

I pulled a magazine off the table while he taped the drawings to the wall.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Sacks was on stage with Huang at a live taping, when Huang, clad in his usual black leather jacket, took the call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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

Any material that cannot be shot in front of a live studio audience — because of limitations with sets, timing or special effects — is shot the day before the live taping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

You can be part of a live taping of the show, go to slate.com/breakfasttable to register for online access.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

She scooped a handful of silver coins from Hedge’s baseball cap, grabbed duct tape from the coach’s supply bag and began taping coins around her blade.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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