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She uses a shared toilet and shower, and has taped a foam board across the bottom of her doorway to keep out rats and cockroaches.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Her family has taped up all the doors shut, hoping to stop any flooding.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

Arm also said it has "taped out" the Cortex-X4 at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

From Reuters • May 29, 2023

Before every football game since quarterback DJ Uiagalelei was 9, his father, Dave, has taped his ankles.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2018

He has taped a picture of a doe-eyed little girl to his beeper.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini