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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Two new specialty license plate designs are available in the state of Wisconsin — Suicide Prevention and Spay, Neuter, Adopt — the state Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.
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Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
At a ceremony last year, Justice signed four bills promoting coal while flanked by the logo of Friends of Coal, an advocacy group whose name is on bumper stickers, T-shirts, and license plates throughout West Virginia.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
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Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
At a ceremony last year, Justice signed four bills promoting coal while flanked by the logo of Friends of Coal, an advocacy group whose name is on bumper stickers, T-shirts, and license plates throughout West Virginia.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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