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Prosecutors published photos showing one of Liaw’s deputies with an assistant who they said used a hair dryer to remove and affix labels and serial-number stickers to shipping boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026

Otherwise it waits for someone to complain to its content moderation team, which could then decide to affix a label to something.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

In 2022, a bid by Chevron, Microsoft and the oil-drilling technology company Schlumberger to revive a traditional biomass plant near Fresno and affix carbon capture to it fell through after the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025

Soon, strips of painter’s tape came out to affix our press badges to each device not allowed in to try to keep track of everyone’s property amid the chaos.

From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2025

To the wall I affix the Ahnenpass, what is left of the girl I thought I was.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

The group, dressed in heavy military gear, silently affixes the pole to a short column along the edge of the roof before quickly walking away.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

This quality, which linguists describe as “polysynthetic,” means that many affixes may attach to a verb—and with each additional affix another layer of story accrues.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023

Bonnedahl traps black-headed gulls, samples their feces for bacteria carrying AMR genes, and affixes tracking tags to their backs to follow their migrations.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 26, 2023

This is a flexible strip of LED lights that affixes to the back of your TV.

From The Verge ● Aug. 14, 2022

Venia affixes my mockingjay pin over my heart.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

In San Diego, Flock cameras are affixed to streetlights in about 500 locations, according to the 2025 Annual Surveillance Report by the San Diego Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

They affixed headshot cutouts of their parents from photos and placed them above paper cutouts of a wedding dress and a tuxedo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

At the factory in Yiwu, China's wholesale hub in the east of the country, workers affixed chains to the blue and white Messi "goats", which are designed to be attached to bags.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

In December, the board decided to rename the institution and new lettering bearing Trump's full name was affixed to the centre's front portico the next day.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

A Stitch in Time stood tall, snaking the yellow measuring tape over her shoulder and jabbing the offending needle into the pumpkin-shaped pincushion affixed to her wrist.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Residents of the city’s canyon area have taken to affixing wood pieces and bars over their windows to prevent bears from tearing through, Mayor Pro Tem Kristine Lowe said at the special meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025

Both define “content moderation” broadly to encompass removing, deprioritizing, or “shadow banning” posts; “deplatforming” a user; or affixing commentary on others’ posts.

From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2024

An otherwise ordinary telephone pole stands in front of a bright yellow building as a pair of hands come into frame, affixing a slightly crumpled poster emblazoned with “FANTASY A: RAP GOD” on it.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Families sleep on collapsed cardboard boxes at night, affixing sheets to fences to create shade during the day.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2023

She examined each object, sighing audibly before affixing a price tag, and scolded her husband for trying to carry things too heavy for him.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides