license plate
noun
: a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number
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Kansas City police are in discussions with city officials to add additional cameras, automatic license plate readers, fencing and gates in areas in and around downtown to further curb street racing, sideshows, and dangerous motorized vehicles exhibiting lawless behavior, according to authorities.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
After deputies spotted the vehicle using license plate readers, police initiated a pursuit that ultimately ended when the car being driven by Moriarty was stopped at Randall Road and Fabyan Parkway on the border of Geneva and Batavia.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
The analysis shows a major obstacle: The one-time cost of producing front license plates for all the vehicles registered in Florida is estimated at $130 million.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Wolfe was last seen in a 2020 Cam-Am Defender side-by-side with Utah license plate D30HP.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
After deputies spotted the vehicle using license plate readers, police initiated a pursuit that ultimately ended when the car being driven by Moriarty was stopped at Randall Road and Fabyan Parkway on the border of Geneva and Batavia.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
The analysis shows a major obstacle: The one-time cost of producing front license plates for all the vehicles registered in Florida is estimated at $130 million.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Wolfe was last seen in a 2020 Cam-Am Defender side-by-side with Utah license plate D30HP.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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