: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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Levin's sister pulled the duct tape off her brother's mouth and performed CPR while waiting for paramedics to arrive, prosecutors said in court, per CBS News Chicago.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Levin’s sister peeled away the duct tape and performed CPR while waiting for emergency responders to arrive, prosecutors said.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
He had been bound with duct tape, and his legs tied with an extension cord.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Have gloves, goggles, duct tape and plastic sheeting in case of something like a falling tree branch breaking a window.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Levin’s sister peeled away the duct tape and performed CPR while waiting for emergency responders to arrive, prosecutors said.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
He had been bound with duct tape, and his legs tied with an extension cord.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Have gloves, goggles, duct tape and plastic sheeting in case of something like a falling tree branch breaking a window.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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