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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

Anxious attachment is often associated with worries about rejection or abandonment.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Dr Pascal Vrticka, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Essex, has spent nearly two decades studying attachment.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

It's that nuance, Lizzy says, which is often lost in discussions of attachment theory.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

At the back of the drawer was a super Swiss pocketknife with a tin opener and screwdriver attachment, and this notebook—a school exercise jotter dated fifteen years ago.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

I am loath to disclaim the power that comes with symbols such as the flag, words such as freedom, and the attachments that adhere to foundational inheritances such as, yes, the Constitution.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

It asked the public to "dismiss any message that you have recently received from our account and that is unusual, especially if it contains links, attachments or requests personal information".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

It also says never to buy a baby sleeping bag with a hood or without armholes, or one with excess material or attachments, and to make sure to buy the right size sleeping bag.

From BBC Jul. 8, 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

She reached into a cupboard, brought out two packets of attachments, checked to make sure they were both the same color.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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