affix
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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
That explains his art’s titles — or, to be precise, his decision early on to affix each sculpture and painting with the words, “No title.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
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
Men and women affix spyglasses to their eyes.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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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
There’s the smell of a hot-glue gun as my mother affixes an American flag onto the arm of a silver spacesuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2019
Venia affixes my mockingjay pin over my heart.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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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
They are now affixed to the back of a 53-foot-long vessel made by Scout Boats, generating a sea-boiling 2,400 hp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
At the factory in Yiwu, China's wholesale hub in the east of the country, workers affixed chains to the blue and white Messi "goats", which are designed to be attached to bags.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
In December, the board decided to rename the institution and new lettering bearing Trump's full name was affixed to the centre's front portico the next day.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Sam Gribley took off the burlap bag on which he had affixed Alice’s whole tanned chicken skin.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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“Adverseness is not determined merely by affixing the labels ‘plaintiff’ and ‘defendant’ to the parties,” she explained.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
The red spinel on one of the necklaces — which also converts into a tiara — acts as its own version of the black and white spiral patterns used by hypnotists, affixing the eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2024
There was no indication that supervisors investigated such incidents beyond affixing signatures on use-of-force reports submitted by officers, the audit found.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 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
He tapped his toes at the air, two inches above the soggy soil, as he finished affixing the sign to the Emporium’s door.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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