: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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Fox News Digital observed stockpiles of masks, duct tape, medical supplies, sunscreen, hard hats, goggles and other protective gear in containers and laid out on tables near the protest site.
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Stephen Sorace , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Investigators recovered evidence believed to be associated with the attacks, including zip ties, duct tape, and paracord.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 May 2026
Tarrant County prosecutors said Busby and an accomplice abducted Crane, 77, from a grocery store parking lot, robbed her and then asphyxiated her with duct tape, wrapping 14 layers around her face.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
This time, the scheme worked, and the victim was held with zip ties and duct tape and assaulted.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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Stephen Sorace , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Investigators recovered evidence believed to be associated with the attacks, including zip ties, duct tape, and paracord.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 May 2026
Tarrant County prosecutors said Busby and an accomplice abducted Crane, 77, from a grocery store parking lot, robbed her and then asphyxiated her with duct tape, wrapping 14 layers around her face.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
This time, the scheme worked, and the victim was held with zip ties and duct tape and assaulted.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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