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earphones

NOUN
device for hearing sound
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By 2014, tourists were improvising with items like scrunchies, ribbons and earphones.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

The wireless earphones will feature "Live Translation," which allows users to hear in their preferred language on their AirPods.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2025

Here was a middle-aged woman, fresh off a run, casually clutching a pair of earphones in her hand while she placed an important work call.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2024

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

It was only our family and the pilot, who was busy adjusting his earphones under his hat.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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