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
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
They must gingerly step across the lower wing to lie astride a pole that’s fastened to the crisscrossing cables between the upper and lower wings.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
Richard Fischer walked out of jail last week, an electronic bracelet fastened to his ankle, but San Diego County taxpayers are still paying for the sins of the former sheriff’s deputy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
Two sailors in a small boat went some distance ahead bearing a long rope fastened to a small anchor.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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