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[uh-tach-muhnt] / əˈtætʃ mənt /




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In return, the Regional League Northeast is prepared to compromise by giving up its emotional attachment to the territory of the former East Germany.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

To anybody with attachment to news as actual events, America’s 12-cylinder capitalism has been tackling the AI agent misalignment problem in a burst of energy second only to its creation of data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

My wife feels a similar attachment to her great-aunt’s china, even though our children are unlikely to want it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Then, breaking the tension with his trademark belly laugh, he admitted his problem was attachment to Buddhism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Remember, I stole the airlock attachment from a pop-tent, which is an emergency feature for pressure loss while in the rover.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

The sisters' skeletons contained unusually robust muscle attachments, indicating that they regularly performed strenuous physical activities.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Despite the Vcommunicator’s third-party translation software or attachments, the underlying Apple platform was still first priority.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Customers are urged to remain vigilant about suspicious emails, text messages or phone calls and avoid opening attachments from unknown contacts.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

He was adjusting the binocular attachments to his visiplate, and the bloated fingers of the insosuit were clumsy at it.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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