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[riv-it] / ˈrɪv ɪt /






























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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

The rivet repairs were done by contractors working for Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

She cannot recall all the details from the work, but she remembers climbing into the hollow end of a wing and helping rivet it from the inside, her body wedged between the layers of metal.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

"We will be removing some 1,200 of these one by one," says site manager Mika Hakkarainen, holding up a rivet.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023

But just then a rivet came whistling through the air.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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