as in to fasten (on)
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According to Drake, those experiences also gave him an insider’s perspective on how the cruise and travel industries operate behind the scenes, and that experience, meshed with his humor, is the foundation for his unique podcast.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026 -
What officials promoted over the course of a decade, doesn’t quite mesh with the current reality in terms of recruiting and retaining classroom teachers.—
Jill Tucker,
San Francisco Chronicle,
9 Mar. 2026
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Duffy, the Welsh singer who was abducted, held captive for weeks, and raped, leading to her retreat from the public eye, will give her account of the harrowing ordeal in a new Hulu Original documentary for Disney+.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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Years later, Duffy posted on social media that she had been abducted and assaulted.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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The drama is based on the true story of two 12-year-old female cousins, Issie Fourie and Petro Nel, who were kidnapped from a sleepy town in South Africa’s Free State in the 1960s.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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Guthrie added that the family immediately jumped to kidnapping for ransom.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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