as in to fasten (on)
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Stylistically, Bernard’s run-after-catch skills, ability to work the middle of the field and pro-ready skill set should mesh with a (potential) Mike McCarthy-Aaron Rodgers offense.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026 -
According to Greenfield, their communication styles also mesh.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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One character, a troubled traveling man named Herald Loomis (Joshua Boone), bears the scars of post-slavery enslavement after being abducted into seven years of hard labor under Joe Turner.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
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Armed men abducted former Malian minister Mountaga Tall from his home without explanation or arrest warrant, his family said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Soon Collie is ensnared in a plot to kidnap a sickly rich boy that immediately goes off the rails.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Long before trial, six co-conspirators in the case had pleaded guilty to the conspiracy to kidnap or kill Moïse or to a lesser charge of smuggling the vests to the Colombians.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 May 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 11 May. 2026.
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