attachment
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His attachment to the city extends beyond the property itself.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
That kind of arrangement can breed resentment across the family and does little to build either a shared attachment to the house or close relationships among the cousins who will someday inherit it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The track details a community's attachment to their local Gaelic games club.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Glucosamine significantly increased the attachment of sugar residues to proteins inside cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Dad set up a still camera on a tripod, connected the delayed-action attachment, and took a series of pictures showing us lowering the coffin into the grave and covering it with sand.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
An arborist can inspect trees for structural issues, such as cracks, weak attachments and decay, and will provide targeted pruning recommendations as needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Many operate out of massive compounds overseas, cultivating deep emotional or romantic attachments with their victims online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"Princess Ita was a young woman aged between 28 and 34 with strong upper-body muscle attachments, suggesting she habitually used weapons like maces or daggers," said Hashesh.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
There are emotional costs to these sales as well, because unlike other forms of wealth, people have sentimental attachments to their homes and may view downsizing or renting as a personal defeat.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Because we do not have attachments, unlike them.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Vocabulary lists containing attachment
The Circuit
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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