electrical tape
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So the fan made one himself before Game 4, using white electrical tape on the back of a Dodger blue jersey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Sometimes, the group said, it would see vehicles with no plates, or plates blacked out with electrical tape, or temporary paper plates that just so happened to tear off in the wind.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
But the frequent traveler who craves a “pitch black” room at night is also a big fan of gaffer tape, which is like electrical tape but is easier to tear.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
The Steam Deck has its own electrical tape already; the new bits would go just underneath the circle on the left.
From The Verge ● Apr. 28, 2022
The perfectly running clock on the dash had been covered with black electrical tape.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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