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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
After Cooke lashed out verbally, Wilson intervened and later comforted Batula in a conversation picked up by their microphones.
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Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Trump has lashed out at a number of G7 members and NATO allies for not responding to his calls for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, although in recent days several of them had indicated a willingness to back appropriate action to restore the key waterway to normal traffic.
When their transport convoy is ambushed, the two are forced to run while being shackled to each other and need to work together to reach their destination alive and on time.
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Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
Maduro was shackled at the ankles in federal court on Thursday.