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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Detectives used dash cam video from a passing vehicle, as well as city cameras and license plate readers, to identify Phillips as a suspect in the shooting, according to court documents.
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Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Diagne fled the scene and was located through license plate reader technology, the report added.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Melissa Lichtman said an error in her license plate number resulted in a bill over $3,000.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
In the video, Deputy Sean Dwyer tells the 21-year-old woman driving the car that a brake light is out, and the license plate doesn’t appear to match the car.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Diagne fled the scene and was located through license plate reader technology, the report added.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Melissa Lichtman said an error in her license plate number resulted in a bill over $3,000.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
In the video, Deputy Sean Dwyer tells the 21-year-old woman driving the car that a brake light is out, and the license plate doesn’t appear to match the car.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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