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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

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

Dealers will either install a rivet plate to reinforce the door latch arms or will provide a replacement door depending on the level of damage.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

Here is the rivet of your mistress’s spectacles out.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

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

Tomasina shows us some of the ship’s rivets, chunky metal pins that held its thick steel plates together.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024

The aluminum hull was stud­ded with rivets and painted white.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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

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

A lot of eyes are on me, but my eyes are riveted to a section of brick wall above the double doors.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Our critic raved that the opera “is a ferocious work, and the riveting new production by director Louisa Proske . . . did not hold back.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

What follows is some of the most riveting and distressing testimony ever delivered in such a setting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

“I assure you, Mr. Harley-Dickinson, your zoo story was nothing short of riveting, and I would hear it again in a heartbeat. But the children have a somewhat unusual background,” she said cautiously.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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