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attachment

[uh-tach-muhnt] / əˈtætʃ mənt /




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"The good news is that the evidence shows that secure attachment is the most stable. Which means that once you become secure, you tend to stay secure."

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Part of the issue, he explains, is that initial assumptions around attachment theory have evolved since it was first developed.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

People with an avoidant attachment style prioritise their independence and find it difficult to open up emotionally or rely on others.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

For her, the song gave voice to both sides of avoidant attachment: the fear that can make love feel unbearable, and the confusion felt by the partner left behind.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

I move on to the attachment showing lab test results.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

Levine also argues that insecure attachments can in themselves be strengths.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The turn-of-the-century molds in his studio — which use botanic motifs, blossoming forms with metallic winged and floral attachments — look like desk toppers fit for an early 1900s eccentric obsessed with Darwinism and industrialization.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Over time, as people are uprooted from their agricultural communities as industrialisation tears apart people's familiar attachments, individuals become "alienated", he says.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

Transportation Department officials have had to take snowplow attachments off some of their trucks and add crash cushions to block roads for crowd control during protests.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 31, 2026

Another man follows the barbers, carrying a small, battered toolbox full of needles and metal attachments.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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