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[uh-fiks, af-iks] / əˈfɪks, ˈæf ɪks /


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Prosecutors published photos showing one of Liaw’s deputies with an assistant who they said used a hair dryer to remove and affix labels and serial-number stickers to shipping boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026

Police said Holloway also will be charged with failure to affix a tax stamp, another felony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

Otherwise it waits for someone to complain to its content moderation team, which could then decide to affix a label to something.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Soon, strips of painter’s tape came out to affix our press badges to each device not allowed in to try to keep track of everyone’s property amid the chaos.

From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2025

Mother looked in the foyer mirror to affix her loose curls and put on her hat.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

The group, dressed in heavy military gear, silently affixes the pole to a short column along the edge of the roof before quickly walking away.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

Bonnedahl traps black-headed gulls, samples their feces for bacteria carrying AMR genes, and affixes tracking tags to their backs to follow their migrations.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 26, 2023

This is a flexible strip of LED lights that affixes to the back of your TV.

From The Verge ● Aug. 14, 2022

In her job as a phlebotomist at Howard Hospital in Willits, 21-year-old Lola De Los Santos affixes a “Little Mermaid” sticker to her badge to bring joy to her patients, “especially the little ones.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2021

Venia affixes my mockingjay pin over my heart.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Hasan will be seated in a chair with a hood placed over his head with a paper heart affixed to his chest.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

A federal judge in May ordered Trump’s name to be removed from the center’s facade, where since December it had been affixed ahead of President John F. Kennedy’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

In San Diego, Flock cameras are affixed to streetlights in about 500 locations, according to the 2025 Annual Surveillance Report by the San Diego Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

He embraced the nickname “Satan,” which a former client affixed after Reilly went to work for an archrival, as a reflection of his reputation for intimidation and mastery of the political dark arts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Each tower had a catwalk around it, with spotlights affixed to the railing, and the feeling inside was of a cozy bungalow.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

“Adverseness is not determined merely by affixing the labels ‘plaintiff’ and ‘defendant’ to the parties,” she explained.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Javier, a garment worker in the area who declined to give his last name, works in a factory affixing buttons to clothing alongside about 20 other workers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025

The activist targeted “Poppy Field” by Claude Monet, affixing a sticker that covered about half the painting with an apocalyptic, futuristic vision of the same scene.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

Both define “content moderation” broadly to encompass removing, deprioritizing, or “shadow banning” posts; “deplatforming” a user; or affixing commentary on others’ posts.

From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2024

She examined each object, sighing audibly before affixing a price tag, and scolded her husband for trying to carry things too heavy for him.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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