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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

Reusable pads look similar to disposable ones but are usually made from cotton or bamboo and fasten around your underwear with poppers.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025

Garcia blamed the spill on a barista, whom he claimed “did not securely fasten the lids of each hot beverage that were negligently, carelessly and recklessly served to Plaintiff.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025

Francis, with his interest in theory, had neglected to fasten securely the rubber tubing around his suction pump.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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

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

She fastens chunky gold hoop earrings and clips on her gold Olympic necklace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

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

The adult lacewing feeds mostly on plant nectars and the honeydew of aphids, and in time she lays her eggs, each on the end of a long stalk which she fastens to a leaf.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Bright orange robotic arms fastened bolts onto engine manifolds, pipe flanges and pump housings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

On long red ribbons fastened to a metal structure around a tree trunk, people wrote wishes for success at work or school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Before Standard Oil became “the most gigantic, the most cruel, impudent, pitiless, and grasping monopoly which ever fastened upon a community,” it was a start-up.

From Barron's ● May 2, 2026

Upon walking up to the vehicle, the officer saw the “passenger” was a jacket wrapped around the front seat with a seat belt fastened to resemble a person.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

While Lily fastened Cat’s necklace, Macon lifted Chicken in the air, making him shriek with happiness.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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

The mission was dizzying, literally, as he spent months fastening his seatbelt and zipping through mountains, strapping on AR goggles and floating into fairy tales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 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

"You haven't got sausage fingers like mine," jokes the King, when his son struggles with fastening a Coronation robe during a rehearsal.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023

The band of reporters reassembled at the front gate, and I watched the attractive newscasters flipping their hair and fastening microphones to their collars, using the backdrop of the Dakota for their on-air reports.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson