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attachment

[uh-tach-muhnt] / əˈtætʃ mənt /




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Jeremy Heng, a senior clinical psychologist with the Singapore Children's Society, said the stress of multiple disruptions early in a child's life could "negatively affect brain development, emotional regulation, learning and attachment security".

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Joseph Addison’s 1712 play “Cato,” to which he and other Founders had a lifelong attachment, rightly earns several references in the script by director Jon Erwin, Diederik Hoogstraten and Tom Provost.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Sarnoski’s attachment to the myth of Robin Hood — a dashing man of the people who robbed from the rich to give to the poor — has deep roots.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

"The cervical vertebrae of Kank show special structures for muscle attachment and the protection of neck blood vessels, features particularly important in modern birds with complex neck movements, such as herons," says Dr. Motta.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

“But I hope there is no strong attachment on either side,” said Jane.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

It asked the public to "dismiss any message that you have recently received from our account and that is unusual, especially if it contains links, attachments or requests personal information".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

It also says never to buy a baby sleeping bag with a hood or without armholes, or one with excess material or attachments, and to make sure to buy the right size sleeping bag.

From BBC Jul. 8, 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

This week he put me in mind of a woman I once knew who was always roiled, always creating commotion and drama—quarrels, sudden attachments, fiery endings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

The rest of the room was crowded with the attachments that were the intermediaries between The Brain and the outside world—its voice, its arms, its sense organs.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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