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As for the second question, if I were former Dodgers owner and aerial tram godfather Frank McCourt, I’d fasten my seat belt, because the gondola is about to hit some heavy turbulence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

The implied exhortation is that readers should fasten their seatbelts for a rare old ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

At designer Rowen Rose, a large orange stone was used to fasten a green or yellow scarf to a matching sweater.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

They fasten scarves on their visitors’ heads with a neat, pearl-topped pin.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024

Quickly, I try to fasten the belt around me.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

David Raya fastens his gloves and breathes out.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Later he fastens his attentions on an unthreatening neighbor and his daughter, who has a crush on Frank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

As a song—“Just a Little Bit of Light”—plays, he lifts a large menorah from his car, fastens it onto the roof, lights it, and dances beside it, out in the street.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

She fastens chunky gold hoop earrings and clips on her gold Olympic necklace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

Lidia fastens a top onto the bottle and tosses it to me, right when Penny screams louder.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Smith said it was accepted there had been a failure to ensure the grating was properly fastened to prevent detachment while under tow.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Before Standard Oil became “the most gigantic, the most cruel, impudent, pitiless, and grasping monopoly which ever fastened upon a community,” it was a start-up.

From Barron's ● May 2, 2026

A plywood arch bearing the words “Caius Caesar: Preparing For Triumph” had been fastened to the door; the kids were getting ready for the annual Roman pageant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

But I made it and fastened my seat belt.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025

Nyame looked at Leopard, then at Python, before rubbing his forehead where the brand flies had been fastened.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Visitors also encountered the phonograph and early mechanical fastening devices that foreshadowed later developments in clothing closures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

The mission was dizzying, literally, as he spent months fastening his seatbelt and zipping through mountains, strapping on AR goggles and floating into fairy tales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2024

“Incorrect shelf fastening can cause damage to both the bookcase and the contents on display, creating a potential safety risk for yourself and your loved ones,” he says.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024

Following the outcry in Paris, Sargent repainted the fastening securely in place, but he never showed the painting again and was forced to decamp to London to restore his career.

From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

The band of reporters reassembled at the front gate, and I watched the attractive newscasters flipping their hair and fastening microphones to their collars, using the backdrop of the Dakota for their on-air reports.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson