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: recorded video material
A camerawoman from Channel 12 shows up to grab some footage for the evening news.—
Bari Walsh
Bari WalshVideo footage posted online shows him daring an audience member to fight …—Latifah Muhammad
Latifah MuhammadRamsay uses security footage from inside and outside of the brownstone to detail Joe's actions.—Kyle Turner
Kyle TurnerThe documentary series that presents archival images and film footage in color continues, this week focusing on memorable events from the 1940s.—Kristi Turnquist
Kristi Turnquist2
: length or quantity expressed in feet: such as
a
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: the total number of running feet of motion-picture film used (as for a scene or subject)
The people of Hiroshima had a fund-raising campaign to purchase footage from films taken by American photographers …. They calculated they could purchase ten feet of footage for one thousand yen …—Ruth Ann Keyso and Masahide Ota
Ruth Ann Keyso and Masahide OtaExamples of footage in a Sentence
Some disturbing footage of the war was shown on the evening news.
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And Dorian, despite the visual inventiveness on display, does go a bit overboard and overlong at times, particularly in a late, extended scene that makes use of pre-recorded outdoor footage that allows more than one Snook to race through a forest.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
During the trial’s penalty phase, jurors viewed harrowing footage capturing O’Sullivan’s final moments, including audio of her breathing and Ramos ranting from inside the house.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
After killing Win, the NYPD delayed sending body camera footage to the CCRB — even though the attorney general had already publicly released some of the footage.
—Notan Eva Costa, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
One of their most memorable cameos was tied to St. Patrick's Day when Dunham pranked them with fake security footage of a leprechaun in their home.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
During the trial’s penalty phase, jurors viewed harrowing footage capturing O’Sullivan’s final moments, including audio of her breathing and Ramos ranting from inside the house.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
After killing Win, the NYPD delayed sending body camera footage to the CCRB — even though the attorney general had already publicly released some of the footage.
—Notan Eva Costa, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
One of their most memorable cameos was tied to St. Patrick's Day when Dunham pranked them with fake security footage of a leprechaun in their home.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Footage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footage. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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