electrical tape
Americannoun
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electrical tapes
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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
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
After Seth saw “The Terminator,” Mark recalled, he made himself a stunningly elaborate “replica of the Terminator’s gun” using duct tape, electrical tape, paper-towel and toilet-paper rolls.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2021
I used electrical tape to attach cardboard fins to the casement and then borrowed Mom’s fingernail polish to paint a name on the side.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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