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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In response to a spike in dine-and-dash incidents, the restaurant increased the number of cameras and have license plate readers, employee Kristina Moriarty said.
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Under the new policy, if a vehicle found is parked illegally, and the associated license plate has five or more unpaid tickets that had been issued 60 days prior to the most recent violation, a letter will be mailed to the owner, warning them of a possible tow.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The design includes the front of a classic F-150, with a blue Ford logo on the front license plate.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Investigators canvassed the area for witnesses and additional footage, reviewed license plate reader data, and checked recent disturbance and missing-person reports before the woman came forward.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Under the new policy, if a vehicle found is parked illegally, and the associated license plate has five or more unpaid tickets that had been issued 60 days prior to the most recent violation, a letter will be mailed to the owner, warning them of a possible tow.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The design includes the front of a classic F-150, with a blue Ford logo on the front license plate.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Investigators canvassed the area for witnesses and additional footage, reviewed license plate reader data, and checked recent disturbance and missing-person reports before the woman came forward.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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