: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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The allegations against Franke and Hildebrandt only came to light after Franke'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, 25 Feb. 2025
The bag had a hammer, duct tape, gloves and a lighter, Ramsey said.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Authorities are accusing two men of killing a Norwood Park man found bound up with duct tape and an electrical cord in his home earlier this week.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Investigators found the man, George Levin, bound with duct tape near his face and mouth in his Norwood Park home, police sources said.
—Matt Finn, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The bag had a hammer, duct tape, gloves and a lighter, Ramsey said.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Authorities are accusing two men of killing a Norwood Park man found bound up with duct tape and an electrical cord in his home earlier this week.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Investigators found the man, George Levin, bound with duct tape near his face and mouth in his Norwood Park home, police sources said.
—Matt Finn, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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