as in to fasten (on)
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Finish strong with the Asus ROG Rapture GT6 mesh Wi-Fi kit marked down by $180.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025 -
However, Kelly, Fries and Jackson will have to mesh with tackles Christian Darrisaw and Brian O’Neill.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Police in North Carolina issued an Amber Alert early Tuesday morning after a 1-year-old child and her mother were abducted from their home, according to officials.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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On the 25th anniversary of her disappearance, in January 2021, Arlington Police held a news conference in the parking lot where Amber was abducted.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In Nigeria alone, where about half of the population is Christian, 3,100 Christians were killed and 2,830 were kidnapped in 2024, according a report by international religious freedom watchdog Open Doors.—
Peter Pinedo,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Armed gangs of men have killed and kidnapped hundreds across northwest Nigeria over the past two years, typically operating from remote forests.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad, from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M and NYU.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the book, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) chops off romance novelist Paul Sheldon's feet as part of her efforts to entrap him permanently in her home.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Nearly 4 years in jail on choking charges Since he’s been in jail, Bishop has sent letters to courthouse officials — including Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Carla Archie and Clerk of Court Elisa Chinn-Gary — saying Blackwell, police and judges entrapped him by filing false charges.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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Or fist in the air, in my case.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The script is often the same: the crowd swells, accusations fly, fists land, and the spectacle is sometimes even filmed.—
Ismat Ara,
TIME,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Spirit (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirit%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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