tape recorder

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Running only 76 minutes, the movie is a veristic and voluble delight, an exercise in eavesdropping on a pair of smart, funny people who wear posterity—there’s a tape recorder running, after all—with wry lightness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

He had been given a tape recorder and he soon learned the art of overdubbing, a vital part of what would become the trademark Beach Boys' sound.

From BBC • Jun. 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

Vivian leans over and shuts off the tape recorder.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline