attachment
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They will create a permanent attachment system for oil containment booms, which can be installed in the event of a spill, to help prevent the oil from reaching the shoreline and its sensitive ecosystems.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
He says he took the three-year fellowship in England because he was assured that Cambridge had an ironclad attachment to free speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Don’t get too far down a path of attachment with anyone before you think about who you are and what you want,” Bobby says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Across social media, attachment styles are used to reassess friendships, make sense of family tensions or rule out potential partners.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
There may be an intermittent short in the drill, probably in the attachment point of the power line.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
There are emotional costs to these sales as well, because unlike other forms of wealth, people have sentimental attachments to their homes and may view downsizing or renting as a personal defeat.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
I am loath to disclaim the power that comes with symbols such as the flag, words such as freedom, and the attachments that adhere to foundational inheritances such as, yes, the Constitution.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
It asked the public to "dismiss any message that you have recently received from our account and that is unusual, especially if it contains links, attachments or requests personal information".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The turn-of-the-century molds in his studio — which use botanic motifs, blossoming forms with metallic winged and floral attachments — look like desk toppers fit for an early 1900s eccentric obsessed with Darwinism and industrialization.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Here was a woman with impeccable Yankee credentials, who had been educated at elite colleges and had few living family members or other attachments.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing attachment
The Circuit
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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