as in to fasten (on)
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So much of the experience here will be fresh for Besler, who particularly looks forward to the FIFA Fan Festival at the National World War I Museum and Memorial and seeing cultures mesh across the area, even as the teams themselves likely mostly will be in their own bubbles.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Like many other trees on this list, bur oak's deep, wide-spreading roots won't mesh well with small yards.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
4 Apr. 2026
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In 1976, Badinter joined the defense team of Patrick Henry, a sales representative who abducted a seven-year-old boy from school and smothered him to death.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Over the next few months, other women were also abducted from Washington state and Oregon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Iraqi authorities are continuing the search for American journalist Shelly Kittleson who was kidnapped March 31 on a busy street in central Baghdad, Reuters reported.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Gangs have continued to kidnap, kill and displace Haitian civilians.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 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 8 Apr. 2026.
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