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become attached



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If you do it multiple years in a row, somehow you become attached to the glacier, and you’re curious how he is doing.

From Slate Dec. 19, 2025

Faculty, staff and other students could also report specific concerns about an individual’s professionalism, resulting in write-ups the contents of which could become attached to their permanent records, following them like scarlet letters.

From New York Times Mar. 19, 2024

Some insiders will take items "with no intention of ever selling them, but because they have become attached to the collections and they feel that they appreciate these items more than the institution does".

From BBC Aug. 20, 2023

This has created a real issue for owners who become attached to the chick they raised until the day they hear him crow and realize he can't stay.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2022

A lifelong bachelor, he had no family in America and so had become attached to ours.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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