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Another is the existence of relatively new statutes that support growing schools of the Atlantic menhaden, an oily fish with a variety of industrial uses like commercial bait and omega-3 supplements.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

One of them apparently hooked the fish, but the shark spat out the bait, according to Kohanchi’s account of events in the video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Known as an “urchin” bait, the lure is dominating professional competitions, sparking a rush of imitators and provoking the sort of shelf-clearing buying frenzies you see for Pokemons and Beanie Babies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

"They just want a better one than the ones optimising for rage bait."

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

There’s a tub of heavy line in the bait shack that don’t look too bad.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

One of the curious facts about rats - and one begins to explain why poison baits often don't work - is that they cannot vomit.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

And because "weird" can mean so many different things, it baits those who feel attacked into dumb definitional debates.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2024

The target predators often breed faster than they can be removed, catching the last few animals that avoid traps or baits is time-consuming and costly, and guarding against reinvasion is difficult, scientists say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2024

They're currently testing caffeine-laced baits in a more naturalistic field setting in Spain and also plan to investigate whether there is any interaction between caffeine and the bait poison.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024

Before it was really light he had his baits out and was drifting with the current.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

Do you think he can resist being baited?

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026

A baited camera mounted on a bottom lander captured rare footage of another goblin shark swimming freely in its natural environment.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

But the most difficult challenge was the fact that Norman didn’t know he was at the center of the production, so he had to be constantly baited.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

Of course, with the title at his fingertips, McIlroy baited the golfing gods on the final hole when he launched a drive into the trees and plunked his approach shot into a bunker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

He split one in two with his fingernail and baited their fishing lines.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

Her Honor just needed to do more of the same: hail her own accomplishments, deliver well-timed zingers and keep as cool as a cucumber while baiting Raman into self-immolation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

A lawyer representing Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is calling for the destruction of all copies of an extremely limited-edition, Operation-style board game mocking SGA for ‘foul baiting.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

There’s also some whining about Gilgeous-Alexander baiting foul calls from referees—initiating contact and then putting on a Juilliard-worthy death scene—but in this he’s hardly alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Through a proprietary mixture of light nostalgia baiting and ever-present curiosity, Gellar has achieved a rare type of icon status — a superstar who owns her legacy, but isn’t willing to rest on her laurels.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

He asked me to decide on the most trivial matters, as if he were baiting me.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan