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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Meanwhile, authorities plugged a description of the Nissan into a system run by Flock Safety that can read license plates and identify other vehicle details, then match sightings of the same car, including with different tags.
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Michelle Krupa, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Ross checking the car’s license plate.
—ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
In others, searches were conducted after infractions as minor as a missing license plate.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
The vehicle had normal Iowa license plates and was registered in Linn County.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 10 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Krupa, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Ross checking the car’s license plate.
—ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
In others, searches were conducted after infractions as minor as a missing license plate.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
The vehicle had normal Iowa license plates and was registered in Linn County.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 10 Jan. 2026
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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