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solder

[sod-er] / ˈsɒd ər /




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Analysts expect silver prices to remain higher than historical levels because of demand from data centers and other high-tech applications, which use the highly conductive metal for electrical contacts and solder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 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 two-and-a-half hours, Glenn and Milton taught dozens of volunteers basic engineering skills to disassemble, rewire and solder palm-size external buttons and attach them to a variety of toys.

From Seattle Times Dec. 22, 2023

The federal Safe Drinking Water Act Amendment in 1986 required the use of "lead-free" piping, solder and flux in buildings.

From Science Daily Nov. 30, 2023

“Of course. You cannot solder gold with gold.”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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

The armor in use at the time was chain mail, in which every ring had to be soldered by hand.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

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 in Brasília, he admitted trying to open the monitor with a soldering iron on Friday until he "came to his senses", court documents show.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2025

Bolsonaro said he "experienced a certain paranoia between Friday and Saturday due to medication" when he had used a soldering iron on the monitoring bracelet, the document read.

From Barron's Nov. 23, 2025

There were welding tools, soldering irons, and electric drills.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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