attachment
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You have an emotional attachment to this property, and you regard your stepmother as an interloper, inheriting a property where your own mother probably once lived.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
That kind of arrangement can breed resentment across the family and does little to build either a shared attachment to the house or close relationships among the cousins who will someday inherit it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
In return, the Regional League Northeast is prepared to compromise by giving up its emotional attachment to the territory of the former East Germany.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Brain specimens from people with Alzheimer's disease, provided by the UF Neuromedicine Brain and Tissue Bank, showed significantly more sugar attachment than tissue from normal controls.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
“No one,” it repeated until it sounded like the ringing of a temple bell signaling something sacred, some great happiness, a moment freed from attachment.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
An arborist can inspect trees for structural issues, such as cracks, weak attachments and decay, and will provide targeted pruning recommendations as needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Princess Ita was a young woman aged between 28 and 34 with strong upper-body muscle attachments, suggesting she habitually used weapons like maces or daggers," said Hashesh.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Despite the Vcommunicator’s third-party translation software or attachments, the underlying Apple platform was still first priority.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
In general, they appear to have an idea of history rather than attachments to existing people and institutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Your friend, Lidewij Vliegenthart I clicked open the four attachments.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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The Circuit
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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