rivet
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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 rivet wine box bag, with its structural nature and sheer amount of storage space, feels tough enough to withstand a long day in L.A. and is lightweight enough to not drag you down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 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
Fortunately, after applying his extensive tool kit and considerable ingenuity to the problem, Rob managed to rivet together a special strap that made the crampons work.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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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
The pieces are instantly recognizable as hers: hand-laced rivets holding together a bustier in the shape of a broken heart, the way one of her spiked choker handbags seems to defy gravity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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
It had giant curved sides, was set into a concrete base, and was held together with long rows of rivets.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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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
Last summer he riveted the internet with eccentric scenes of martial arts training with Shaolin monks in China, his head shaved in solidarity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The children's eyes were riveted on the Headmistress.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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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
There’s nothing more riveting on stage than the truth, and here we have human beings in all their flagrant, unadorned and seemingly irreconcilable complications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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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