fastened
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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
But the bay vacated by the ice shelf was eventually filled with sea-ice "fastened" to the seabed, helping to partly stabilise Hektoria.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
“We all fastened our seat belts because we’re Venezuelans — we weren’t supposed to be there” in El Salvador, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
But I made it and fastened my seat belt.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
Aunt Kitty started up with her tsk-tsking as she fastened the row of buttons up the back, but I would have none of it.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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