: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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In October 2022, An’s estranged wife was reportedly brutally beaten, stabbed and bound her with duct tape before An buried her alive in a wooded area, The Olympian reported, citing unspecified court documents.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
Police later found a backpack and other items in the bushes outside the house, including duct tape, a bleach container, a gas can and a lighter.
—Lea Skene, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
The bindings allegedly resulted in injuries, but were treated with cayenne and honey and covered with duct tape, the suit said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
The 16-year-old's remains were burned while the 7-year-old was bound in duct tape.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
Sticky tape, like duct tape, can remove any hairs that get stuck in the skin.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
It was packaged in 13 Home Depot cardboard boxes sealed with duct tape and placed just inside the trailer doors, per the affidavit.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2024
Hermosillo, who was present during the autopsy, said the boy, who was later identified as JJ, was wearing red pajamas and was wrapped in layers and layers of duct tape, along with a plastic bag.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
With Calloway pointing the gun at them, Clark tied up the hands and ankles of all five men, then wrapped duct tape around their eyes and covered their mouths.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
Police later found a backpack and other items in the bushes outside the house, including duct tape, a bleach container, a gas can and a lighter.
—Lea Skene, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
The bindings allegedly resulted in injuries, but were treated with cayenne and honey and covered with duct tape, the suit said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
The 16-year-old's remains were burned while the 7-year-old was bound in duct tape.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
Sticky tape, like duct tape, can remove any hairs that get stuck in the skin.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
It was packaged in 13 Home Depot cardboard boxes sealed with duct tape and placed just inside the trailer doors, per the affidavit.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2024
Hermosillo, who was present during the autopsy, said the boy, who was later identified as JJ, was wearing red pajamas and was wrapped in layers and layers of duct tape, along with a plastic bag.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
With Calloway pointing the gun at them, Clark tied up the hands and ankles of all five men, then wrapped duct tape around their eyes and covered their mouths.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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