plates

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Detectives carried out another search of a high-end British vehicle - with false plates - the following day in the Mazarrón region.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

He said he spent more than $500 to get the necessary safety modifications, along with plates and a license.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Those statements echoed the testimony of a farmer who had claimed years earlier that on an evening in April 2004, he had encountered a man driving a sedan with German licence plates.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Every time a stray one landed on one of our salad plates, it was shipped over on a smaller bread plate to Nana.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Carefully, like he might run if I moved too quickly, I placed one of the plates on the bench next to him.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows