attach
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The reason I’m in land is simple: You can’t attach a new data center to the grid anymore.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
After nitration occurs, HGF can no longer attach effectively to the receptor.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Under the California Vehicle Code, it is illegal for anyone on an e-bike, bicycle, motorcycle or roller skates to attach themselves to another vehicle on a road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Mikko offered a hypothetical: a manufacturer, he said, could ship a car to Finland without its side mirrors and attach them locally, just enough to make it seem assembled there and dodge the tariff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Her appearance always acted as a damper to the curiosity raised by her oral oddities: hard-featured and staid, she had no point to which interest could attach.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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But he now attaches a condition to that advice.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
It also attaches to regulatory regions throughout the genome that control genes needed to preserve muscle stem cell identity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Roberts described the injury as “discomfort” at the back of Ohtani’s knee, around where the hamstring attaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
I won’t spoil the reason Daphne’s mother divorced Eddie except to say that it attaches no blame to either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The significance of raclopride is that when it travels through the bloodstream into the brain—crossing the “blood-brain barrier”—it attaches to dopamine.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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But Steven derives a measure of comfort from the fact that the couple’s two young children are far more attached to him than to the barely present Lucy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
On summer weekends, thousands show up in Guerneville with kayaks, canoes, inner tubes — just about anything that will float, preferably with a cooler attached.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
A melodica is a handheld instrument played by blowing air into a reed, which is attached to a keyboard.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Of the five bedrooms in the home, one is set up “as separate but attached caretakers’ quarters with its own kitchen and entrance,” the listing noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
A “double pen” cabin—two small square log rooms attached together—it was one story high, with low ceilings, rough wood floors, and few windows.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Blossom said she had been searching for Fargo's owners, attaching a paper collar to him.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
It is now considering attaching a $100,000 price tag on international students’ ability to work in the U.S. after they graduate from an American university, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
For most of his career, he found his relevance by attaching himself to those who were.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
By attaching itself to Arc inside these microscopic vesicles, Tau is able to travel from an unhealthy neuron into a healthy one, where it can continue spreading disease.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
From the radiator, where he was attaching supporters to his socks, Zooey glanced up at her.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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