as in to latch
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Two pit bulls latched onto Avery, tugging her like a rag doll.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025 -
Parents have latched onto the story as a mirror of their own worst fears.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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Keep your iron clamped all the way down the length of your hair.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2025
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When the dog did not stop biting, Jeffrey pulled Tex by his collar twice, lifting Paredes off the ground for nearly 30 seconds with the dog still clamped around his neck.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the audience, Wade Sr. nodded slowly, his hands clasped.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The players’ victory cries echoing off the walls, Al-Khelaifi greeted each of them in turn, clasping their heads between his hands and bellowing his congratulations into their ears.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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And Vlasic pinned Sidney Crosby to help set up Ilya Mikheyev’s first goal in a 3-1 home victory.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Antonee Robinson is free further up the left wing to receive from Bassey… … because Jones is being pinned by Alex Iwobi, while striker Rodrigo Muniz’s positioning means Liverpool’s right side can be caught out while shifting their markers.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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So, try as Affleck might to paint his split from Lopez as humdrum and run-of-the-mill, I am now riveted by the mystery of it.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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Meriwether, Rosenstock, and Williams were all riveted by the way Kochan discovered exactly what brought her pleasure.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2025
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The men, who had their hands and ankles shackled, struggled to walk as officers pushed their heads down.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, Daniel Cortes De La Valle experienced multiple seizures at the facility, and one while shackled during a visit to an outside medical provider, a civil complaint alleges.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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About six hours later, Wang and his crew were strapping into their Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft atop their own Falcon 9.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Simply strap the hands-free leash to your waist and attach the other end to your dog’s collar.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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From painting over light switches and hinges to stapling boards over holes, there are even more extreme examples, like painted over food, and even a grenade found covered up with white paint.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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On each coffin, a photo of one of the hostages was stapled to the side.—
MELANIE LIDMAN,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Hasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasp. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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