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[uh-tach-muhnt] / əˈtætʃ mənt /




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They will create a permanent attachment system for oil containment booms, which can be installed in the event of a spill, to help prevent the oil from reaching the shoreline and its sensitive ecosystems.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The next week, Clark sent Epstein an email with an attachment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“Don’t get too far down a path of attachment with anyone before you think about who you are and what you want,” Bobby says.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

"This is especially true if you're using any sort of magnifying lens attachment on the phone."

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

I couldn’t get myself to open the attachment; some instinct had seized my fingers.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

There are emotional costs to these sales as well, because unlike other forms of wealth, people have sentimental attachments to their homes and may view downsizing or renting as a personal defeat.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

I am loath to disclaim the power that comes with symbols such as the flag, words such as freedom, and the attachments that adhere to foundational inheritances such as, yes, the Constitution.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Levine also argues that insecure attachments can in themselves be strengths.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The turn-of-the-century molds in his studio — which use botanic motifs, blossoming forms with metallic winged and floral attachments — look like desk toppers fit for an early 1900s eccentric obsessed with Darwinism and industrialization.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Next to the fan were combs, packets of hair attachments, magazines bulky with loose pages, piles of colorful DVDs.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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