as in to latch (on or onto)
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Thank you all for your tremendous support and dedication in our fight to secure a fair contract!—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025 -
While some of this Spring’s graduates have already secured employment, most are mass-applying for open positions.—
Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Video, however, showed the boy turning away from an officer, fists unclenched, when he was sprayed in the face.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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There are plenty of ways to fist gently and sensually.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
30 Apr. 2025
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This being Washington, the decorations featured an eagle in flight, but, unlike the eagle on the Executive Branch club’s insignia, this one clutched photos of Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg, dressed in tuxedos.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The oldest bag, a velvet clutch with a floral pattern, dates back to the end of the 1920s.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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South Sudan, where these latest deportations reportedly occurred, remains gripped by conflict and instability.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Davidson was particularly gripping as Schoenberg’s first wife, Mathilde.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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“Fasten (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fasten%20%28on%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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