as in to tie
to attach (someone or something) to something else by or as if by means of a line or cord
Dogs must be leashed while in the dog park.
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Recent Examples of leash
As economists often point out, this type of support can promote overconsumption in a very tight market and leash governments to ever-growing levels of debt.
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Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
And amenities assesses the availability of seven popular park features — basketball hoops; off-leash dog parks; playgrounds; splashpads and other water-play structures; sports fields; recreation and senior centers; and restrooms.
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Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
For those who want to bring their furry friends along, head to Bonita Beach Dog Park, a dog-friendly, off-leash tidal flat where pups can roam freely and frolic in the shallow waters.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
Dogs are allowed off-leash with conscientious owners.
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Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
And amenities assesses the availability of seven popular park features — basketball hoops; off-leash dog parks; playgrounds; splashpads and other water-play structures; sports fields; recreation and senior centers; and restrooms.
—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
For those who want to bring their furry friends along, head to Bonita Beach Dog Park, a dog-friendly, off-leash tidal flat where pups can roam freely and frolic in the shallow waters.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
Dogs are allowed off-leash with conscientious owners.
—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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One group counts $25 million in support from OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna, alongside $100 million tied to one of Silicon Valley’s biggest venture capital firms, which holds a large stake in OpenAI.
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That might be a tall order on the field after Lionel Messi’s record-tying hat trick against Algeria led Argentina to victory on Tuesday.
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Grey has been pegged as the future of NXT and giving her the title would certainly strap a rocket to her back.
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Companies run teleoperation farms where people strap into VR rigs and exoskeletons and pilot robots through the same dull tasks over and over, logging every motion as training data.
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The Colorado Avalanche entered the Western Conference final with an aura of near invincibility after leading the NHL wire to wire, and cruising through the first two rounds in just nine games.
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That hormones shape our moods and feelings, wire our brains and guide numerous, diverse processes throughout the body means that the practice of endocrinology is not based around any particular organ.
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That had Ament walking on stage at Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a Heat hat despite being bound for the Bucks, with Miami selecting him for Milwaukee and the move to the Bucks still pending until July 6.
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The measure, which was largely symbolic and not actually binding, passed the House of Representatives weeks ago.
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Together, the 500 companies on the list roped in $21 trillion in revenue and $2.1 trillion in profits last year, employing 30.5 million people worldwide.
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There’s a big frontier out there to conquer, and Courseau is now enough of a cowboy to rope it, brand it, and ride it into the sunset.
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Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic.
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Photos of Hammett in the garment eventually caught the attention of Swifties, who lashed out at the guitarist on Reddit and social media.
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“Leash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leash. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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