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[weld] / wɛld /


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At the company’s factory in Warsaw, Ind., which sits on the campus of a former printing press, a robotic system will weld together the body and frame rather than use a metal stamper.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

You cannot weld a reactor vessel with one.

From MarketWatch Mar. 26, 2026

The city then moved to weld the manhole cover shut.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

The crack may have resulted from "a poor weld or a weld that deteriorated due to train traffic or weather", daily newspaper El Mundo said, citing unidentified technicians with access to the inquiry.

From Barron's Jan. 21, 2026

I asked, displeased at working with any kind of weld.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Mr. Vitali’s spirit guide, however, is Paul Revere, and by connecting the two silversmiths “East” welds a link between past and present.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

Looking as powerful as she feels, Mueller welds steel beams for her next porter chair, which will include salvaged bamboo roots.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2025

A different type of edge sealing using nanosecond lasers and a glass frit filler was tried in the past, but the welds proved too brittle for use in outdoor module designs.

From Science Daily May 2, 2024

The expert, Pierre Hedary, found significant rust, welds that had been improperly made, evidence that the car had been in accident and several other major problems.

From Seattle Times Nov. 28, 2023

The edges were sealed without any bulky welds, and the metal had a dull, burnished look that made me guess it was more than simple steel.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Nowadays big ships are usually built in blocks - then welded together - meaning bits can be built in one shipyard, then transported to another for assembly.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

A collection of small, wall-mounted sculptures, he combined fragments of found and recycled steel and welded them into forms of chains, sharp tools, barbed wire and other metal objects.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

After graduating high school in 2003, he welded for two years at the shipping docks in Tampa, making $14 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

After it’s confirmed in the hospital that she’s gone, we see Harold racing along a twisty turny road in his car, a Jaguar with a hearse top welded onto it.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2026

Shawn designed and welded the main frame—the massive beams that formed the skeleton of the building.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

At the time, Oxford had been moonlighting for a sales company that offered welding machines, generators, and other equipment door to door.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Paddy made the hull out of the mast from a scrap wind turbine before welding a bow and a stern on and then adding an engine.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

“I’ve tried welding, woodworking, painting, drawing, glass blowing, lampworking and working with clay,” she says about working with her hands.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Connecticut is betting on short-term training courses to fill the jobs, spending millions of dollars on no-cost classes in blueprint reading, equipment usage, math, painting, welding and other tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

My dad has retreated into the garage again, welding and sawing with full-tilt intensity, so I take it that they haven’t quite made up yet.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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