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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Any Class 3 bike weighing more than 100 pounds would be reclassified, requiring a driver’s license and registration — complete with license plates — according to the plan.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
When a Free Press reporter attempted to give neighbors the opportunity to have their voices heard, the woman pulled up next to the reporter’s car, almost hitting the vehicle, and threatened the reporter by shooting footage of her license plate.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
The vehicle used in the incident is also an intense focus for investigators, who are using the license plate, a Texas plate, to try to glean more information on the suspect and what unfolded.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
The Metro Nashville Police Department wants to utilize private security camera footage and implement license plate readers.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
When a Free Press reporter attempted to give neighbors the opportunity to have their voices heard, the woman pulled up next to the reporter’s car, almost hitting the vehicle, and threatened the reporter by shooting footage of her license plate.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
The vehicle used in the incident is also an intense focus for investigators, who are using the license plate, a Texas plate, to try to glean more information on the suspect and what unfolded.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
The Metro Nashville Police Department wants to utilize private security camera footage and implement license plate readers.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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