: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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Hoffman was bound with duct tape, shot and thrown into the river.
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CBS News, 4 June 2024
The judge determined that a piece of duct tape found on Laci's pants could be re-tested, according to NBC News, CBS News and ABC News.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Photo of the day: 'Cop City' activists chain themselves to top of 250-foot crane
Two protesters who climbed a 250-feet crane at an Atlanta construction site and attached their arms with duct tape were subsequently arrested.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Bigazzi was found wrapped in plastic trash bags and duct tape in the basement of the couple’s home at 70 Smith Lane in Burlington.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
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CBS News, 4 June 2024
The judge determined that a piece of duct tape found on Laci's pants could be re-tested, according to NBC News, CBS News and ABC News.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Photo of the day: 'Cop City' activists chain themselves to top of 250-foot crane
Two protesters who climbed a 250-feet crane at an Atlanta construction site and attached their arms with duct tape were subsequently arrested.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Bigazzi was found wrapped in plastic trash bags and duct tape in the basement of the couple’s home at 70 Smith Lane in Burlington.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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