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earphones

NOUN
device for hearing sound
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The company – which runs 792 pubs and bars across the UK – said that following complaints it has asked customers to switch their devices to silent or to use earphones.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

By 2014, tourists were improvising with items like scrunchies, ribbons and earphones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

“I was back in New York, and I was walking down the street and a guy looked up at me, pulled earphones out of his head and said, ‘Hey … you’re on my iPod!’

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025

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

We could share earphones and vibe to the same song while relaxing somewhere quiet.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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