as in latches (on or onto)
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These comments are important because our government must place premium in creating a society that respects human lives, secures its borders and protects its citizens.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Whoever controls the electromagnetic spectrum, secures the provenance of data, and fields resilient sensing systems will shape not only military outcomes but the political economy of the coming decades.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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The older woman clutches her top towel closer to her.—
Weike Wang,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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This usually immediately grips their attention.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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This is the intriguing backdrop for a narrative that never really grips us, even if Chong has an artful way of depicting Hong Im’s lifestyle, which oscillates between real-world issues and religious wizardry.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Fastens (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastens%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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