fastened to
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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
Smith said it was accepted there had been a failure to ensure the grating was properly fastened to prevent detachment while under tow.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
They describe them wearing military uniforms, one with a Burkina Faso flag fastened to him.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
On a recent summer day, bird sounds darted from leaf to leaf throughout the greenhouse, originating from a speaker fastened to the ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
By instinct now, it responded to the slanting wing, the dark, enlarging speck, growing each moment, lowering, and coming toward Ben and his family, whose very destinies were fastened to the humming frames of jets.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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