fastened
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Before Standard Oil became “the most gigantic, the most cruel, impudent, pitiless, and grasping monopoly which ever fastened upon a community,” it was a start-up.
From Barron's ● May 2, 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 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
After the walk-around inspection, I fastened my chin strap and hoisted myself into the bare-carbon cockpit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
But my jaw was clamped shut, and my arms were fastened tight around the bag.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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