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[riv-it] / ˈrɪv ɪt /






























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"On the fuselage, everything is done manually, so every hole, every rivet you see on the fuselage is being done manually," Operations Director Victor Ocadiz told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

The rivet wine box bag, with its structural nature and sheer amount of storage space, feels tough enough to withstand a long day in L.A. and is lightweight enough to not drag you down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

In a letter addressed to leaders of the Senate, Homendy said the door plug which failed had been opened so rivet repair work could be done in September last year.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024

Deal told employees of another quality lapse found on about 50 fuselages built by Spirit: Two rivet holes on a window frame “may not have been drilled exactly to our requirements,” Deal wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Here is the rivet of your mistress’s spectacles out.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

An island paradise has become a logistics hub for shipping microchips, optical instruments and aerospace rivets and bolts to Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Small amounts of iron from parts such as rivets and other fasteners mix into the recycled metal.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

The style and construction of the new versions of the bag — studs as well as leather-strung zipper pulls and rivets are included — were inspired by the archival bags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

The US government's review of the January blowout found that bolts meant to fasten the panel were removed at Boeing's factory in Washington, apparently to fix damaged rivets, and were never re-installed.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024

One test required Mary to clamber onto the catwalk of the wind tunnel, measuring how rivets disrupted the airflow over a particular model.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

The year began with a news story that riveted the country, at least as much as any story can in our attention-fragmented era.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The break, which happened early Thursday, was on a riveted steel pipe from 1916 that forms the major arteries for water delivery from reservoirs and tanks to smaller distribution mainlines across Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Elle knows this because she studies fashion magazines with the same riveted attention she devotes to preparing for the LSATs, so she can score the 179 she needs to qualify for admission consideration.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

And the eyes of the world remain riveted to the case - while global sympathies remain with Guthrie's family.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

HUAC's hearings riveted the nation—and ratcheted up J. Edgar Hoover's frustration with the FBI's increasingly fruitless investigation into Elizabeth Bentley's allegations.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The ABS challenge system to check balls and strikes—I really thought that would be a drag—became riveting theater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

It was a riveting piece of television, framed by the Oct.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

But I will admit that Russel Crowe, Jacob Tremblay, and Shailene Woodley all deliver riveting performances.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

What follows is some of the most riveting and distressing testimony ever delivered in such a setting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

I'd be the first to admit we're not exactly riveting today.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins


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