attach
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Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism all attach moral significance to voluntary self-denial.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
But rather than regulating dinner guests, Congress was specifying when mandatory duties attach to government officials stationed at ports of entry.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
“But the other person couldn’t attach to anything and went with the current to the fall.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
These clusters attach to mitochondria, the structures often referred to as the "powerhouses" of cells, and interfere with their function.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Okay, all of you who haven’t got wands need to attach yourself to somebody who has. We’ll need to be fast before they stop us. Come on.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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Doctors suspected she had a potentially fatal pregnancy complication called placenta percreta, where the placenta attaches itself and grows through the uterus.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Roberts described the injury as “discomfort” at the back of Ohtani’s knee, around where the hamstring attaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
I won’t spoil the reason Daphne’s mother divorced Eddie except to say that it attaches no blame to either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
"The Chinese government attaches great importance to this trend," the embassy said in a statement, pledging closer cooperation with Sri Lankan law enforcement agencies.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
I had a World Cup in London at the end of the week, so I flew in a few days before to meet with cultural attaches and representatives from the United States embassy.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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In other words, is this truly a gift, or does this come with strings attached?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Those cameras, combined with microchips attached to the jerseys of players, coaches, and referees, will take fans where they have never been before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Around one in six signed-in iPlayer accounts have no postcode attached to them so are excluded from the maps.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Before the next nucleotide can be attached, that blocking group must be removed through a process called deprotection, which is triggered by acidic conditions, or low pH, in water.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
The child was quite attached to her twitchy, beady-eyed pet.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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For most of his career, he found his relevance by attaching himself to those who were.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
By attaching itself to Arc inside these microscopic vesicles, Tau is able to travel from an unhealthy neuron into a healthy one, where it can continue spreading disease.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
At a Karur textile factory, busy with workers attaching labels to caps and ironing cloth bags, AFP saw eight people wearing head cameras and smart glasses supplied by Objectways.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The Oakland Police Department said StarChase’s trackers had a high failure rate of attaching to vehicles, according to reporting from the Oaklandside.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
He walked over to Fred, pulled the letter out of his hands, and began attaching it to the leg of the nearest barn owl.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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