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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

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

Homeowners pooled their money to purchase and affix makeshift solar-powered lamps to the disabled lightposts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 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

Hana starts to pant as three leeches affix themselves to the crook of her arm.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Wearing a dark gray suit and armed with a roll of tape, he affixes a poster to the side of streetlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024

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

Venia affixes my mockingjay pin over my heart.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

The vehicle, with the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag affixed to its top, then smashes through the tyre-and-barricade wall, leaping into the air and speeding on.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Often affixed inconspicuously to poles, they photograph the back of every passing vehicle and collect license plate data—as well as color, make, model and features like a bumper sticker or a gun rack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Federal prosecutors say he would pour cheaper wine into old bottles that he affixed with fancy labels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

I ended up tapping the luggage tag affixed to my traveling valise, where Edda Grace St. James was written in my best penmanship.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Residents of the city’s canyon area have taken to affixing wood pieces and bars over their windows to prevent bears from tearing through, Mayor Pro Tem Kristine Lowe said at the special meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025

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

After graduating from Curtis High School on Staten Island, Ms. Kollisch worked on an assembly line in Detroit, affixing windshield wipers to Jeeps, and as a labor organizer.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

As it happens, economists have a curious habit of affixing numbers to complicated transactions.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt