as in snapping (up)
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Season two follows a Berlin commuter train overtaken during rush hour, trapping hundreds of passengers in a high-stakes hostage situation.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Dec. 2025 -
Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States, has testified and argued against the trapping season since legislators started considering restoring the activity.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
8 Dec. 2025
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Noem has come under fire during her tenure at DHS for her attention-grabbing deportation tactics.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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The viewer quickly gets bored before grabbing the remote.—
Hannah Miller,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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Want advice on capturing birds in flight?—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Mark Hill defeated businessman Rod Vilhauer in Saturday's Frisco mayoral runoff election, capturing 58% of the vote, according to final but unofficial returns.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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“Latching (on or onto).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latching%20%28on%20or%20onto%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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