tape recorder

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Khamenei survived an assassination attempt in 1981, when explosives hidden in a tape recorder injured him and deprived him for life of the use of his right arm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“Kissinger” teases viewers with an animated credit sequence prominently featuring a tape recorder.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

"Don't know if I'm really wanting the fame / Something tells me I'm a bit smarter than that," she sang into her tape recorder.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Joined by several aides he’d tasked with helping him write his memoir, Johnson talked while a tape recorder kept track.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

Carrying his camera and tape recorder, he and others on the Eye Care team journeyed out in a Land Rover during the week, seeing patients, then returned to Port-au-Prince on weekends.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French