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The discovery of the lead moulds shows they were producing a "wide range" of brooches, which were functional items to fasten clothing, but often highly decorative and depicted animals.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

As for the second question, if I were former Dodgers owner and aerial tram godfather Frank McCourt, I’d fasten my seat belt, because the gondola is about to hit some heavy turbulence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

The implied exhortation is that readers should fasten their seatbelts for a rare old ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

At designer Rowen Rose, a large orange stone was used to fasten a green or yellow scarf to a matching sweater.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

Then fishing out the broken ends of warp, she showed Lyddie how to fasten them together with a weaver’s knot.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

David Raya fastens his gloves and breathes out.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Later he fastens his attentions on an unthreatening neighbor and his daughter, who has a crush on Frank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

As a song—“Just a Little Bit of Light”—plays, he lifts a large menorah from his car, fastens it onto the roof, lights it, and dances beside it, out in the street.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

She fastens chunky gold hoop earrings and clips on her gold Olympic necklace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

One lifts me like a rag doll and carries me up to the roof, onto a hovercraft, and fastens me into a seat.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

On long red ribbons fastened to a metal structure around a tree trunk, people wrote wishes for success at work or school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

“As a result, we would suggest you remain seated with your seat belts fastened, as we expect more near-term turbulence.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Upon walking up to the vehicle, the officer saw the “passenger” was a jacket wrapped around the front seat with a seat belt fastened to resemble a person.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

I sat on this chair, he fastened a strap around my left hand, and then did the same with my right hand.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

Then, she stood behind me and fastened the clasp.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Visitors also encountered the phonograph and early mechanical fastening devices that foreshadowed later developments in clothing closures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

The mission was dizzying, literally, as he spent months fastening his seatbelt and zipping through mountains, strapping on AR goggles and floating into fairy tales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2024

When Johnson entered the convention center, he hugged about 10 people before sitting on a couch, setting down his small coffee and fastening a headset and microphone.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

Sound Transit has mentioned possibly leaving two lanes of Westlake open, by making narrow cuts and fastening temporary platforms to drive on.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

Now he pulled at some kind of fastening on the cuffs, and removed the glove parts that had covered his hands.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien