: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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But by the end of Week 2, the Rams were trying to put the offense back together with duct tape.
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Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
Sources said in that incident – during which a store owner reportedly was bound with duct tape and held at gunpoint – two firearms were stolen.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
In the back room of a neighboring sportswear shop, where runners check-in before the race, one staff member was found taping participants’ shoes tightly to their ankles with black duct tape to reduce the chances of sprains and breaks.
—CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Police say Bartholomew left the restaurant with an undisclosed amount of money and fled the area in a white Kia Soul with duct tape covering a Tennessee license plate.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 12 June 2025
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Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
Sources said in that incident – during which a store owner reportedly was bound with duct tape and held at gunpoint – two firearms were stolen.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
In the back room of a neighboring sportswear shop, where runners check-in before the race, one staff member was found taping participants’ shoes tightly to their ankles with black duct tape to reduce the chances of sprains and breaks.
—CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Police say Bartholomew left the restaurant with an undisclosed amount of money and fled the area in a white Kia Soul with duct tape covering a Tennessee license plate.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 12 June 2025
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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