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

"We managed to con an afternoon with this new studio in King Street – it was a guy with a mixer and tape recorder."

From BBC • Aug. 11, 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

Molly pushes the button on the tiny digital tape recorder she signed out from the school library and checks to see that it’s working.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline