as in to fasten (on)
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So much of the experience here will be fresh for Besler, who particularly looks forward to the FIFA Fan Festival at the National World War I Museum and Memorial and seeing cultures mesh across the area, even as the teams themselves likely mostly will be in their own bubbles.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Like many other trees on this list, bur oak's deep, wide-spreading roots won't mesh well with small yards.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
4 Apr. 2026
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Horner told a false story about hitting Athena with the truck and abducting her in a panic, Espinoza said.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Season 1 followed Jason, a physicist and family man who is abducted into an alternate version of his life, forcing him to navigate multiple realities in an effort to return to his original world.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Iraqi authorities are continuing the search for American journalist Shelly Kittleson who was kidnapped March 31 on a busy street in central Baghdad, Reuters reported.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Gangs have continued to kidnap, kill and displace Haitian civilians.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Grunion may be taken by hand only — no appliances of any kind may be used, and no holes may be dug in the beach to entrap them.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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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 10 Apr. 2026.
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