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 woman was last seen driving a gold-colored 2004 Hyundai Sonata with an Ohio license plate in Sacramento’s Rosemont community.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Lastly, in May 2024, Tamura was pulled over for driving a car with no license plate.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
He was last seen driving a 2007 white Ford F-150 pickup truck with a Montana license plate in the area west of Anaconda near Stumptown Road and Anderson Ranch Loop Road.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025
He was last seen driving a white Audi A3 sedan with Tennessee license plate RI 01896; the vehicle has damage on the driver's side.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 31 July 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Lastly, in May 2024, Tamura was pulled over for driving a car with no license plate.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
He was last seen driving a 2007 white Ford F-150 pickup truck with a Montana license plate in the area west of Anaconda near Stumptown Road and Anderson Ranch Loop Road.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025
He was last seen driving a white Audi A3 sedan with Tennessee license plate RI 01896; the vehicle has damage on the driver's side.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 31 July 2025
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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