as in fastening (on)
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When her favorite horror scribe gets into an accident near her home, Wilkes ends up kidnapping Sheldon, and the rest is movie history.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026 -
But an industry that went from celebrating a movie about an Iranian ogre kidnapping an American woman to movies about Iranian people themselves held hostage by a tyrannical state showed exactly why cinematic choices matter.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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Marina Noriega, 23, was indicted for abducting toddler Kehlani Rogers last month, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced in a news release.—
Michelle Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Clare, who has credit for 1,806 days behind bars since his arrested, admitted abducting the 3-year-old boy and the 16-year-old girl, who were the subject of an Amber Alert out of Tennessee before they were found.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Right now in that process, the Tigers are meshing young prospects and new non-roster invitees with a roster that feels close to set.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Uncertain Spacetime Einstein’s general theory of relativity, with its mind-bending revelations about the subjectivity of space and time, has long had issues meshing with quantum mechanics.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Spiriting (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiriting%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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