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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The vehicle that Routh had fled in — the black Nissan Xterra — also bore a license plate that was not registered to the car, according to the court filing.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
People were told to knock on the window to try to press officials for information and record license plates to determine if they have been spotted at other raids.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Falling Saguaros and pollinators in peril From license plates to postcards, there are few Arizona symbols as iconic as the saguaro cactus.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After recently being told by the state officials that her personalized license plate was revoked because it is not classified as free speech, a Tennessee woman is appealing the decision to the United States Supreme Court.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
People were told to knock on the window to try to press officials for information and record license plates to determine if they have been spotted at other raids.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Falling Saguaros and pollinators in peril From license plates to postcards, there are few Arizona symbols as iconic as the saguaro cactus.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After recently being told by the state officials that her personalized license plate was revoked because it is not classified as free speech, a Tennessee woman is appealing the decision to the United States Supreme Court.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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