: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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The individual appeared to case Bedell’s home before returning approximately an hour later with a concrete block and duct tape.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The suspect threw a concrete chunk at a windshield, slashed the tires and used duct tape to cover a security camera, the Novato Police Department said.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The backpack had a gun, a Glock magazine, 9 mm cartridges and a silencer, along with a knife, phone charger, duct tape, passport, zip ties, clothes, a computer and handwritten notes, the automatic discovery form said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
In his backpack, agents found zip ties, duct tape, ammunition, a firearm, a knife, lockpicking equipment, two phones and a thumbdrive, court documents say.
—James Bandler, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The suspect threw a concrete chunk at a windshield, slashed the tires and used duct tape to cover a security camera, the Novato Police Department said.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The backpack had a gun, a Glock magazine, 9 mm cartridges and a silencer, along with a knife, phone charger, duct tape, passport, zip ties, clothes, a computer and handwritten notes, the automatic discovery form said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
In his backpack, agents found zip ties, duct tape, ammunition, a firearm, a knife, lockpicking equipment, two phones and a thumbdrive, court documents say.
—James Bandler, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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