as in to fasten (on)
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The two elements meshed during the filming of the series finale of Fox’s rollicking family comedy in 2006.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026 -
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
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Any hopes that 2026 would provide stabilization, either economically or geopolitically, were dashed with US attack on Venezuela to abduct President Nicolás Maduro on January 3 and, eight weeks later, the launching of the current war with Iran.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Police said about 30 minutes after allegedly abducting the teen girl, the suspect took her to the gas station where Abohatem worked and told her to buy him cigarettes.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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On April 7, Horner pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing Athena.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped by what police believe was a masked assailant sometime between the night of January 31 and the early hours of February 1.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 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 21 Apr. 2026.
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