: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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Listen to this article Authorities are accusing two men of killing a Norwood Park man found bound up with duct tape and an electrical cord in his home earlier this week.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Investigators found the man, George Levin, bound with duct tape near his face and mouth in his Norwood Park home, police sources said.
—Matt Finn, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
One example is the Corsi-Rosenthal box made from simple materials of an air filter, box fan and duct tape.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Investigators found the man, George Levin, bound with duct tape near his face and mouth in his Norwood Park home, police sources said.
—Matt Finn, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
One example is the Corsi-Rosenthal box made from simple materials of an air filter, box fan and duct tape.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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