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affix

[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

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

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

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

“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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