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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Since 2022, Michigan has added new license plate styles, bringing back throwback plates from the 1960s — and even letting Michiganders celebrate their favorite colleges.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
At the time, Kohberger’s Elantra was registered in Pennsylvania, which does not require a front license plate.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
The city says members’ license plates will be preloaded into the parking system to ensure seamless access.
—Michelle Marchante
september 26, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Witnesses were able to provide police with the license plate number of a car registered to Brown's father, who later identified Brown in still images from the Walmart video, prosecutors said.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
At the time, Kohberger’s Elantra was registered in Pennsylvania, which does not require a front license plate.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
The city says members’ license plates will be preloaded into the parking system to ensure seamless access.
—Michelle Marchante
september 26, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Witnesses were able to provide police with the license plate number of a car registered to Brown's father, who later identified Brown in still images from the Walmart video, prosecutors said.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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