glue
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Still, some within and around the court saw him as the court’s glue, bringing levity in his interactions with his colleagues and avoiding hard-edge commentary in his opinions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
According to the affidavit, Dale asked to be wrapped “like a mummy” with plastic wrap, and to glue a pair of women’s boots to his feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Today, iCloud is the glue for Apple’s ecosystem.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Others argued the particles stiffened the surrounding material like glue.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
Like the grandfather I never had the chance to know, he’s the glue that connects my life here to my bigger family and all its history and traditions.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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Nvidia glues everything together with software called CUDA, short for “compute unified device architecture.”
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
When counterfeiters make fake versions—phony name-brand sneakers, for instance—they don’t use the same materials, glues, dyes and paints that the legitimate manufacturer does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
"These often have added chemicals, flavourings, stabilisers and glues, are often lacking many real nutrients and could have a detrimental effect on someone's health," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
But despite its water-sensitive glues and exposed hydraulics, the seahorse completed its route intact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
Some sort of current glues me to the ladder while I'm lifted safely inside.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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For the first time the whole game, all the players glued their eyes to the plate, conversations and catch-ups stopped mid-sentence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
On a reconnaissance mission, Jessie climbs to the roof and discovers the root of this strange standoffishness: Every child, in every window, has their face glued to a screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
At a time when housing market stats reflect the same old slump, investors will keep their eyes glued to the 10-year yield.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Sagan was glued to a group chat of revenue-management colleagues firing off messages in real-time to make surgical adjustments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
At the top, two small pieces of dustcloth, cut into ears and glued in place.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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He likens what the group is doing to “building a puzzle out of thousands of other puzzles, gluing it together to make a new thing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
She refers to a "ridiculous" sketch from week two set in an Industrial Revolution-era factory, in which the cast were tasked with gluing the ends of fast food restaurant wraps together.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Other recent protests have involved activists blocking highway traffic in various parts of Italy, and gluing hands of activists to the protective glass of a Botticelli painting in the Uffizi Gallery.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
They and colleagues also measured birds’ appetites by gluing clay models of caterpillars onto branches.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 19, 2023
The Tomorrow’s World presenter was gluing himself to the ceiling of the studio.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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