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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According to law enforcement, the SUV at the time of the incident had a Wisconsin license plate with the tag 40191AFT.
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 9 May 2026
State leaders are still in the development process of these license plates and are ultimately awaiting approval from the Department of Motor Vehicles to join the state's Special License Plate Program.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 7 May 2026
What will the license plates fund After deducting administrative fees, proceeds from the Disney plates would go toward services provided by hospitals and clinics that are not covered by insurance or a patient.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Afterwards, police quickly got a description of the car through license plate readers, briefly pursued it with a patrol car, then used an Alameda County Sheriff’s helicopter to track it down.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 May 2026
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 9 May 2026
State leaders are still in the development process of these license plates and are ultimately awaiting approval from the Department of Motor Vehicles to join the state's Special License Plate Program.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 7 May 2026
What will the license plates fund After deducting administrative fees, proceeds from the Disney plates would go toward services provided by hospitals and clinics that are not covered by insurance or a patient.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Afterwards, police quickly got a description of the car through license plate readers, briefly pursued it with a patrol car, then used an Alameda County Sheriff’s helicopter to track it down.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 May 2026
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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