: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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The allegations against Ruby and Hildebrandt only came to light after Ruby's son fled Hildebrandt's Ivins home and ran to a neighbor, who called 911 after seeing the malnourished boy with duct tape on his wrists and ankles.
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
According to police reports, the child had remnants of duct tape on his hands and ankles and appeared emaciated and wounded.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2023
Officers also found Frazier’s DNA on the trash bags and duct tape around Waddell’s body when he was found.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
At some point, Rhoden held Valdez and Pierson captive with zip ties and duct tape before placing them in the back of a truck later found on the golf course, the district attorney’s office added.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
After this, when Gregory and the Silver team came on their shift, there was duct tape on the Space Shuttle's hatch.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Cut and use a clothespin or duct tape to fasten and be sure to change your baby's diaper often to avoid irritation.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
Earlier this month, an American Airlines flight had to be diverted after a man tried to open one of the emergency exits and was restrained by fellow flyers with duct tape.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
The victim, wrapped with plastic and duct tape, was found inside a large, nylon suitcase that had been placed in a dumpster just north of Millen, GA in Jenkins County.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2023
Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
According to police reports, the child had remnants of duct tape on his hands and ankles and appeared emaciated and wounded.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2023
Officers also found Frazier’s DNA on the trash bags and duct tape around Waddell’s body when he was found.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
At some point, Rhoden held Valdez and Pierson captive with zip ties and duct tape before placing them in the back of a truck later found on the golf course, the district attorney’s office added.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
After this, when Gregory and the Silver team came on their shift, there was duct tape on the Space Shuttle's hatch.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Cut and use a clothespin or duct tape to fasten and be sure to change your baby's diaper often to avoid irritation.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
Earlier this month, an American Airlines flight had to be diverted after a man tried to open one of the emergency exits and was restrained by fellow flyers with duct tape.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
The victim, wrapped with plastic and duct tape, was found inside a large, nylon suitcase that had been placed in a dumpster just north of Millen, GA in Jenkins County.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2023
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1973, in the meaning defined above
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: a wide cloth adhesive tape
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