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Recent Examples of tapedWhen authorities asked King to remove the breast banner as vulgar, King taped over the nipples with stars made of tape or Magic Marker.—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026 Baseboards, trim, and any objects, like light switches, should be taped off with painters tape.—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026 The trailheads for the Crosier Mountain hiking area are currently taped off with law enforcement caution tape, closing them to public access.—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Suarez lashed seven shots towards goal on his debut against Casa Pia, going closest after a stomping run in-behind the defence and a sharp shot into the side netting.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Spencer Pratt lashed out at the Los Angeles Times and a rival mayoral candidate, accusing a reporter of harassing his family and trying to expose where his children live as his campaign gains traction in the polls.
Many of the men were beheaded and women captured; Umar ibn Sa’d marched the spiked heads and shackled women through various towns on the way back to Caliph Yazid in Damascus to deter further protest.
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Mary Thurlkill,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
Prisoners were shackled to the walls, tortured and often confined to airless, windowless punishment cells.
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Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026