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glue

[gloo] / glu /


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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

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

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

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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