as in to latch (on or onto)
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In the final moments, the Bearcat defense secured a clutch stop to seal the game.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Aug. 2025 -
Debose, who was 18 at the time he was charged, was sentenced to 33-60 years in prison for the first-degree murder of a police officer after Reckling's family opted out of a lengthy process to secure a life sentence.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Majchrzak took off his cap and appeared to pass it to the boy who was clutching a giant tennis ball with both hands.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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After Carpenter debuted the cover for her seventh studio album in June, some critiqued the image, which depicts the singer on her knees in a black dress as a man stands out-of-shot, clutching onto her hair.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Intense heat wave in the West has lifted The heat wave that gripped the Pacific Northwest has eased, and the National Weather Service said highs temperatures in Seattle might not reach 80 degrees.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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That’s in part because Kamiya has tapped into the malaise that grips Japan, especially among the under-50 crowd who are fed up with the status quo.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Fasten (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fasten%20%28on%29. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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