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nuts and bolts



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On a nuts and bolts level, it’s all screwed together tight, even the pieces that stick out at weird angles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Consider the personal-finance nuts and bolts involved in that kind of situation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

But China has a broad supply chain of manufacturers that make the nuts and bolts of humanoids, including sensors, batteries and other components.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

It will take longer to thrash out the nuts and bolts that would need to underpin a complex agreement.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

The little shed was lined to the ceiling with shelves full of nuts and bolts, wires, tools, jars filled with shards of glass and broken bits of sheet metal.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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