rivet
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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
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 Boeing employees “were discussing interior restoration after the rivet rework was completed during second shift operations that day,” the report said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
Dealers will either install a rivet plate to reinforce the door latch arms or will provide a replacement door depending on the level of damage.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
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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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 same goes for the many rivets on the aircraft which are most likely made of aluminium.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
The pieces are instantly recognizable as hers: hand-laced rivets holding together a bustier in the shape of a broken heart, the way one of her spiked choker handbags seems to defy gravity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
Severo del Valle and his oldest sons bore Rosa’s white coffin with the silver rivets, and they themselves laid it down in the open niche in the family tomb.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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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
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
Last summer he riveted the internet with eccentric scenes of martial arts training with Shaolin monks in China, his head shaved in solidarity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
She riveted a searching gaze on her brother’s face.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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But the book’s most riveting section chronicles his stay in Lefortovo, the “model prison” in Moscow where he spent most of his confinement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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
It’s really hard to presume anything, one of the reasons that makes it a riveting watch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The trial's most riveting witness was Charles Guiteau himself.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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