fastening

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Visitors also encountered the phonograph and early mechanical fastening devices that foreshadowed later developments in clothing closures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Arciga fastens the headset over his black beanie and enables “Do Not Disturb” on his iPhone, before fastening the phone to his head to record.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Sound Transit has mentioned possibly leaving two lanes of Westlake open, by making narrow cuts and fastening temporary platforms to drive on.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

The right strap was completely detached, while the hook fastening had been torn off and was missing.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023

Now he pulled at some kind of fastening on the cuffs, and removed the glove parts that had covered his hands.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien