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tape recorder

NOUN
machine for recording
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It even mentions tests on concealing a device inside a tape recorder.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

In June 1981, before becoming president, he survived a bombing claimed by the Mujahedin-e Khalq group, when an explosive device concealed in a tape recorder detonated during a speech.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

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

She glances at the tape recorder once more and takes a deep breath.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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