glue
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“Here is this meager little mustache that someone made me, and I glue it on every night,” he says, holding up two tiny hairy wings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Cholesterol helps cells remain attached to one another, functioning like a form of biological glue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The right dose protects them, but too much can stunt their growth or glue their jaws shut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"The packaging industry has existing machines which are all designed for glue materials. Some kind of redesign is probably necessary, and this is our biggest challenge," says Hermann Ultraschall's Baumann.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The real difference between us and chimpanzees is the mythical glue that binds together large numbers of individuals, families and groups.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Nvidia glues everything together with software called CUDA, short for “compute unified device architecture.”
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
When counterfeiters make fake versions—phony name-brand sneakers, for instance—they don’t use the same materials, glues, dyes and paints that the legitimate manufacturer does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
But despite its water-sensitive glues and exposed hydraulics, the seahorse completed its route intact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
In savory dishes, they function as base layers, sauces, dips, or glues — anchoring components that might otherwise scatter across the plate.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
Meanwhile, the Doctorita glues pictures of Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse onto the wood.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
When she recovered her porcelain figures from her Altadena home, with bits of her studio forever glued to their surface, she wondered what would happen if she refired them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"It's this common misconception that young people always want to be inside, glued to their phones," Henry smiles.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bergstrom releases coins in unpredictable bursts so buyers stay glued to their screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
On a reconnaissance mission, Jessie climbs to the roof and discovers the root of this strange standoffishness: Every child, in every window, has their face glued to a screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
A couple of chairs, one of the tables I sanded and restained, a teapot with a broken handle I glued back together.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
She refers to a "ridiculous" sketch from week two set in an Industrial Revolution-era factory, in which the cast were tasked with gluing the ends of fast food restaurant wraps together.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Other recent protests have involved activists blocking highway traffic in various parts of Italy, and gluing hands of activists to the protective glass of a Botticelli painting in the Uffizi Gallery.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
They and colleagues also measured birds’ appetites by gluing clay models of caterpillars onto branches.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 19, 2023
Sam Reece’s book that pairs craft projects with personal essays about what the act of gluing beads to trash has taught her about herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
It’s like the whole town has bought into our project, and if you’re not cutting and gluing, you’re finding other ways to help.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
