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The decision the Hornets made to photograph Knueppel, Ball and the high-scoring Brandon Miller together Monday was latched onto by a number of Hornets junkies as evidence that Charlotte has a big role in mind for him.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025 -
The following Sunday, Fulham’s Emile Smith Rowe equalised by latching onto a cross.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Here, Lloyd clamps a muzzle — part fetish club, part Bane — over Lucky’s mouth while Pozzo pushes him in a wheelchair (the actor, Michael Patrick Thornton, uses a chair).—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Then the second deputy does the same before the first mounts the gator to hold it down and clamp its mouth.—
Richard Tribou,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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The rapper sat with his hands clasped and his eyes downcast as the sentence was ready out at a federal court in Manhattan on Friday.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hosting the once sleepy regional economic and security body, Chinese leader Xi Jinping clasped hands with Russia President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and met with 18 other leaders from across the Eurasian continent.—
JEFFREY PRESCOTT,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Sep. 2025
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Democrats are also trying to pin the shutdown on Republicans, blaming Trump for not negotiating in good faith.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Don’t try to pin it on your skuzzy accomplice.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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But what if the NFL did away with the not-exactly-riveting TV coin toss while also making coaches think twice about wanting to receive the ball in overtime?—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many car parts are glued together rather than riveted, screwed, or bolted, and the robots and spray guns that apply those bonding agents need to be cleaned.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both have magnets screwed to one end for attaching the corresponding front or top panel, and both are filled with a multi-spaced bracket for installing 120mm to 200mm fans.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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And screw Dalot for that bad pass.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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McFarlin, who could face the death penalty if convicted in the case, appeared briefly in court wearing a red jail shirt with a white tee shirt underneath, his hands shackled in front of his body and a chain around his waist.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The surveillance video shows several detainees, whose arms and legs were shackled, being hurried into the building with the help of federal agents.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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And be prepared to strap into your breezy ripped jeans for the foreseeable.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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All jawline and tawny hair, strapping, like he’s made of marble?—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Hasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasp. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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