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adhesive

[ad-hee-siv, -ziv] / ædˈhi sɪv, -zɪv /


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The French adhesive manufacturing company continues to show improved cost discipline and higher-margin products are contributing more positively, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

But what if you could skip the adhesive altogether?

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

According to the researchers, the material outperformed commercially available hemostatic agents, achieving an adhesive strength greater than '40kPa,' which is strong enough to withstand firm hand pressure.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

But Hong Kong-based startup PointFit offers a less intrusive alternative using an adhesive patch, whose tiny sensor reads levels of biomarkers like glucose and cortisol from the sweat on users' skin.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

If the photo made the grade, we cut it out, glued it on a piece of lined paper, and reinforced the holes in the paper with adhesive Os so the page wouldn’t tear out.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

The German consumer-goods and adhesives group nudged up its sales-growth guidance for the year after revenue came in ahead of analysts’ estimates, driven by the adhesives business.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

One solution has been to develop water soluble adhesives, external.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

He said adhesives and other raw materials used in making shoes had fuelled the fire.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Safety and industrial sales increased 4.1%, as strong demand in electrical markets, adhesives and abrasives offset continued challenges in the vehicle aftermarket business.

From MarketWatch Oct. 21, 2025

The regular post cards produced by the new contractors did not make their appearance until several months after the first adhesives of the new type were out.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes




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