fasten
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The discovery of the lead moulds shows they were producing a "wide range" of brooches, which were functional items to fasten clothing, but often highly decorative and depicted animals.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The implied exhortation is that readers should fasten their seatbelts for a rare old ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
At designer Rowen Rose, a large orange stone was used to fasten a green or yellow scarf to a matching sweater.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
Raise your tray tables and your reclining seats, and fasten your seat belts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
“And how shall I fasten the pieces of the cross together?” asked Robin.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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Later he fastens his attentions on an unthreatening neighbor and his daughter, who has a crush on Frank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Arciga fastens the headset over his black beanie and enables “Do Not Disturb” on his iPhone, before fastening the phone to his head to record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
As a song—“Just a Little Bit of Light”—plays, he lifts a large menorah from his car, fastens it onto the roof, lights it, and dances beside it, out in the street.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
The mantle, which fastens across the chest with a golden eagle clasp, is inspired by ancient coronation ensembles and its priest-like style is meant to symbolise the divine nature of kingship.
From BBC ● May 1, 2023
One lifts me like a rag doll and carries me up to the roof, onto a hovercraft, and fastens me into a seat.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Bright orange robotic arms fastened bolts onto engine manifolds, pipe flanges and pump housings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The price of plastic has risen roughly 50 percent since before the Iran war, Chen told AFP as workers behind him fastened suction tubes to metal tanks.
From Barron's ● May 6, 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
“We all fastened our seat belts because we’re Venezuelans — we weren’t supposed to be there” in El Salvador, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Moss felt a hand at the back of his head, and then an oxygen mask passed in front of him and was fastened behind his ears.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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Visitors also encountered the phonograph and early mechanical fastening devices that foreshadowed later developments in clothing closures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Arciga fastens the headset over his black beanie and enables “Do Not Disturb” on his iPhone, before fastening the phone to his head to record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Kondo brought garments to life, like kites in the sky with voluminous silhouettes created by fastening and unfastening buttons.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
When Johnson entered the convention center, he hugged about 10 people before sitting on a couch, setting down his small coffee and fastening a headset and microphone.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
"I have a proposition," I tell him as he engages in another miracle of engineering—that of fastening his seat belt.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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