microphone
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Then at about 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, El-Sayed stepped onto the stage in downtown Detroit and said his whole name into the microphone.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
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
When Parliament returned after the summer, she had to use a microphone to take part in debates.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Mr. Talarico stood on a simple stage with a single microphone and spoke in a practiced casual air, doing his best to seem Obamaesque with a Texas twang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
His hatred continued to spill out into the broadcasting ether until Monath could stand it no longer: “Mr. Fischer, you are destroyed in your mind,” he said, and Fischer’s microphone was rendered mute.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Their chemistry was obvious in the summer, particularly when they swapped their microphones for oars after an erroneous Rooney prediction.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
We watch coders: And, yes, they’re coding with microphones, they’re coding with headsets, they’re speaking to their code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
She bought her first fridge with her earnings, as well as a karaoke machine, complete with flashing lights and two microphones, that occupies pride of place in her living room.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
Later the authorities installed microphones and speakers in front of the glass, a marginal improvement.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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