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In a TikTok video, Eve promotes this $15 safety device that easily latches onto the strike plate of any door.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Bad things happen when an AI chatbot latches onto one of your neuroses.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Pocket Grip also features a central hex drive that clamps a standard hex bit.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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The device, which clamps onto the line just above the hook and pairs zinc and graphite in seawater, creates a small electric field about the size of a beachball around the hook, and rattles approaching sharks.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lindo laughs, clasps his hands together and raises them.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Keeping that hardshell closed is a pair of wide, beefy aluminum latches with a lower swing arm that clasps to a closure bar via a pair of hooks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Dec. 2025
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Kinto’s travel tumbler ($34) is a handsome receptacle available in a number of colors, with a lid that screws on tight and enough insulation to keep a cup of coffee warm all day long.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Or are those simply screws Vrabel’s staff will tighten with more time and practice?—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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The device clips magnetically to the rear of any MagSafe-compatible smartphone or case.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Joe Rodon clips a pass over the top of the Brentford defence for Calvert-Lewin to contest.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Ben Lerner toggles back and forth across timelines, looping in Thomas’s son, Max, and acolytes on both sides of the Atlantic, offering a meditation on the relationship between art and memory, and how our lives can be rendered palimpsests for the scrutiny of others.—
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
4 Apr. 2026
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Identifiable by elaborate braiding, decorative buttons, and often toggles across the chest, military coats — also known as the Hussar jacket or Pelisse — appear to be making a comeback.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Miles McBride nails George with a hard screen, forcing the 6-2 Tyrese Maxey to switch onto the center.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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Maybe the most intriguing cast member is Bessa, whose ambitious and slippery assistant is the key to everything coming unwound, and this young actor nails it.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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As the Tag Heuer Formula 1 watches have continued to adapt and evolve alongside design, tech and cultural sensibilities, the introduction of the Tag Heuer Solargraph movement last year — which harnesses light as an energy source — marked a new chapter in the collection’s history.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The yacht is also equipped with an advanced energy ecosystem that harnesses power from wind and water.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Hasps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasps. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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