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“If there is any error in human judgment, I was the human. I won’t try to fasten it on anybody else.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Thirty-three involved a long straw design and 21 were pillow bottle-holders designed to fasten around a baby's neck.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

Our eyes seemed to fasten on one another.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

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

The mantle, which fastens across the chest with a golden eagle clasp, is inspired by ancient coronation ensembles and its priest-like style is meant to symbolise the divine nature of kingship.

From BBC ● May 1, 2023

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

The price of plastic has risen roughly 50 percent since before the Iran war, Chen told AFP as workers behind him fastened suction tubes to metal tanks.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Recently though, instead of the soft red petals, some people have been opting for the brown, blue or purple of crisp banknotes, folded, rolled or fastened together into floral-like bouquets.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

A plywood arch bearing the words “Caius Caesar: Preparing For Triumph” had been fastened to the door; the kids were getting ready for the annual Roman pageant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

But I made it and fastened my seat belt.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025

From his tool belt pouches he pulled some rope and a snap hook, then fastened the Archimedes sphere to his belt.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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

Arciga fastens the headset over his black beanie and enables “Do Not Disturb” on his iPhone, before fastening the phone to his head to record.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

The Irish government has always promised full cooperation with what is a UK statutory public inquiry and they would see this memorandum of understanding as copper fastening that.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025

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

Angie helped me into each one, knotting the sashes, fastening the buttons, plumping the bows.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover