- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
plates
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I’d order a selection to share: fresh salads, Moroccan-inspired small plates and whatever is seasonal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
"Sometimes I borrow money, sometimes I sell things from my house," he said, "like an old pot or plates that we never used, gifts that were given to us. I've even had to sell furniture".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The readers, which are typically mounted on patrol vehicles or light poles, work by continuously scanning license plates and checking them against vast databases of cars wanted in connection with crimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
They heated a synthetic version of mid-ocean ridge basalt, a type of volcanic rock commonly produced where tectonic plates move apart beneath the oceans.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight plates.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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