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rivet

[riv-it] / ˈrɪv ɪt /






























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"On the fuselage, everything is done manually, so every hole, every rivet you see on the fuselage is being done manually," Operations Director Victor Ocadiz told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

The Acne Studios rivet wine box bag from the brand’s spring/summer ’24 collection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

In a letter addressed to leaders of the Senate, Homendy said the door plug which failed had been opened so rivet repair work could be done in September last year.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024

The Boeing employees “were discussing interior restoration after the rivet rework was completed during second shift operations that day,” the report said.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

But just then a rivet came whistling through the air.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

An island paradise has become a logistics hub for shipping microchips, optical instruments and aerospace rivets and bolts to Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Small amounts of iron from parts such as rivets and other fasteners mix into the recycled metal.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

Unique details like an ornate leather saddle patch and turquoise buttons and rivets add that signature LV touch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024

The US government's review of the January blowout found that bolts meant to fasten the panel were removed at Boeing's factory in Washington, apparently to fix damaged rivets, and were never re-installed.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024

For a full minute the tanker passed—so close, he thought, so close he could see the rivets in her hull and the water pumping out of exhaust holes on her side.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen

The year began with a news story that riveted the country, at least as much as any story can in our attention-fragmented era.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Ms. Lincoln has crafted an ambitious and intricately plotted caper that will have readers riveted until its final, and supremely satisfying, sleight of hand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Theater Works record plays at UCLA’s Melnitz Hall, where the primal storytelling of actors reading lines and Foley artists adding sounds riveted me more than a Broadway spectacle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Elle knows this because she studies fashion magazines with the same riveted attention she devotes to preparing for the LSATs, so she can score the 179 she needs to qualify for admission consideration.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

The beggar’s gaze riveted to the food, his face crumpled as though he were about to weep and he hurried into the alley without answering.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

But the book’s most riveting section chronicles his stay in Lefortovo, the “model prison” in Moscow where he spent most of his confinement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

It was a riveting piece of television, framed by the Oct.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

But I will admit that Russel Crowe, Jacob Tremblay, and Shailene Woodley all deliver riveting performances.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Young Norman is riveting as the increasingly dastardly king.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He leaned across the table, fixing me with those riveting tawny eyes of his.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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