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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But those electronic eyes, mounted to poles at intersections throughout this city of nearly 150,000, brought out dozens of people to the Thornton Community Center for a discussion on how the controversial license plate-reading cameras are being used — and whether they should be used at all.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Brian Maldonado was arrested shortly after the shooting and faces charges of murder and operating a vehicle without a front license plate.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The license plate display at the Plantation office was temporarily removed as part of a modernization effort to improve how tags are presented to the public.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Immigration authorities picked up Culleton in September after running his license plate in a Home Depot parking lot in Massachusetts, court records show.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Brian Maldonado was arrested shortly after the shooting and faces charges of murder and operating a vehicle without a front license plate.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The license plate display at the Plantation office was temporarily removed as part of a modernization effort to improve how tags are presented to the public.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Immigration authorities picked up Culleton in September after running his license plate in a Home Depot parking lot in Massachusetts, court records show.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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