Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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As a permanent fix, SpaceX has welded on the urine-flushing tube that’s inside the company’s newest capsule, named Endurance by its U.S.-German crew.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
To deter the traffickers, the Border Patrol has welded shut the manholes used to access the sewage system in southern Arizona.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2020
The dogs aren’t plucked from the grill until the bacon has welded itself to the casing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2017
The marketing has welded an intense emotional attachment to the Coke and Pepsi brands.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2015
It has tempered their strength, it has welded their wills into a solid block.
From Above the Battle by Romain Rolland
