fasteners

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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

The firm has over 65 employees and supplies offshore defence and specialist construction firms with non-standard fasteners, made with stainless steel and exotic metals.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

Boeing removed every fastener on each of the five circumferential joins on all of those airplanes, about 2,000 fasteners for each join, and measured the gap at each hole — a so-called “through-hole” inspection.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Then I pulled on a shift dress and a light jacket to which frog-knot fasteners had been added.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu