solder

It was physically impossible to solder millions of connections by hand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

“But you can’t do that with the hair. You have to build them individually and then solder them in.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

Over the past century, lead was used in paint, pipes, solder, and, most disastrously, automotive fuel.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024

Many homes built before the 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act have either lead pipes or lead solder in the plumbing systems.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

The basement in their North Logan home was an electronics graveyard that included Keith’s first Atari, an ancient model he’d sometimes pull out, disassemble, then solder back together as an improved version.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

In the shade of the barracks, the solders were cleaning their Kalashnikovs.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

More often than not, organizations, educational systems, companies and other systems just want good solders who do what they're told and say nothing.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024

He then carefully inserts the gold wire into the needle, solders it to a connector and ensures it is electrically insulated.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023

The center also arranges for Ukrainian solders to be trained on how to use and maintain the weapons, like the HIMARS, which requires at least two weeks of instruction, military officials said.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022

He charms the druggist’s wife into giving him a broken earphone; he salvages a solenoid from a discarded doorbell, solders it to a resistor, and makes a loudspeaker.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

I’m stripping a century of paint off the door hinges, and I soldered tight a loose brass light fixture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

For as long as I can remember, the events of that day have been present with me, soldered deeply into my psyche, though I wasn’t there to witness them firsthand.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024

Some have metal tabs that need to be soldered to the circuit board.

From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024

They also created a low-cost, printed circuit board with built-in digital microfluidics, which the emitter is soldered to.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024

We soldered up the leaden coffin, screwed on the coffin-lid, and gathering up our belongings, came away.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

One challenge is that piezoelectric resonators physically vibrate, which means they cannot be attached to circuit boards using standard soldering techniques.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2026

Armed with a soldering iron and good intentions, Tuna paid tribute to what the fires took.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

The term derives from the white crystalline powder used in cleaning, soldering, glass making and in pesticides, which in centuries past was sold as a cure-all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

At a hearing on Sunday, Bolsonaro admitted trying to open his ankle monitor with a soldering iron until he "came to his senses", court documents show.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

The hammering, soldering, and polishing took hours, while Crick paced impatiently upstairs.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee