rivet
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Saturn Risin9 wearing the Acne Studios rivet wine box bag at Pirate Studios.
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 rivet repairs were done by contractors working for Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 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
Small amounts of iron from parts such as rivets and other fasteners mix into the recycled metal.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
The same goes for the many rivets on the aircraft which are most likely made of aluminium.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
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
Six small clasps that hold the iron pieces in the medals are a wink at the 2.5 million rivets that bind the Eiffel Tower together.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 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
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
And the eyes of the world remain riveted to the case - while global sympathies remain with Guthrie's family.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
“I find myself staring across the studio, for forty-three years now: her focus, always, in the moment, riveted upon her students.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
As a gay man, he was also riveted by the emotional bond between the lead characters on “Heated Rivalry.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
My sister and I never talked much, because I only picked riveting shows about duck detectives and mouse detectives so we were riveted.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
These accounts collide with the present era’s eerie uncertainty at every turn, making for an altogether riveting, cyclical listening experience that tells her life’s story without smoothing its contradictions.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ms. Ferrante never loses control of the riveting narrative, which takes on elements of both horror and romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The campaign was riveting and Hampden was rocking like rarely before.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
It’s a riveting, physical, historically high-scoring Stanley Cup Final, currently tied at two games apiece in a Best-of-7 between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
A few nights later, after a riveting afternoon answering Miss Myrna letters, Stuart and I sit in the relaxing room.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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