as in latches (on or onto)
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The winner secures the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Once a creditor sues you and secures a legal judgment against you, there are more options available to collect what's owed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Lemann, like the talkative older ladies of her youth, clutches the motifs of her past like talismans.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Martin Short clutches his laptop walking onto set for Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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In one example, the robot grips a can sideways, a simple mistake that could lead to spills, showing that human-like understanding remains limited.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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Fast forward to today and those fears have materialized with dizzying speed as a historic oil and gas crisis sparked by the US and Israel’s war with Iran grips the world.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Fastens (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastens%20%28on%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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