fastener
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The titular “hare with the amber eyes” in Edmund de Waal’s memoir is a netsuke, a tiny Japanese carving intended as a fastener for use with a kimono.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Fastenal, the fastener maker, reported third-quarter earnings of 29 cents a share, missing analysts’ estimates of 30 cents, as revenue of $2.13 billion match expectations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
The British Museum also announced some "significant" new finds made since 2022, including a late Bronze Age dress fastener.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
For example, it could be a matter of tightening the existing fasteners better, or it might require a different type of fastener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
He picked up a brown clipboard from a desk and popped the fastener up and down while he tried to decide what to do with us.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Purveyors of bearings, fasteners, pneumatics and other manufacturing staples should see demand outpace their capacity to easily meet it, potentially leading to bottlenecks similar to what investors are seeing with memory chips.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Aerospace and defense—where Carpenter’s alloys are used for landing gear, fasteners, and other components—comprises two-thirds of revenue.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Ditto for a man named John Thompson, whose invention helped keep fumbled fasteners from falling on the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Small amounts of iron from parts such as rivets and other fasteners mix into the recycled metal.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
Our teacher fumbled urgently with the neck fasteners on his aviator helmet.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
