as in fastening (on)
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Last month, a Santa Monica man, also unaffiliated with the university, was charged with kidnapping a female UCLA student in March to try to rape her.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026 -
Frobisher responded by kidnapping an Inuk man by luring him to the boat with a bell.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS News in an exclusive interview that his government has evidence that Russia is abducting Ukrainian children and training them to fight against fellow Ukrainians.—
Margaret Brennan,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Tension reaches a breaking point when the children vanish, abducting the town’s youth, including Daniel’s stepdaughter.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Adelman seems more like a passionless technician who can’t or won’t work on meshing the team’s personalities.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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That’s the whole point; the Phillies have not been skilled at meshing younger players into this operation.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 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 4 Jun. 2026.
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