bait
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When the shark takes the bait, it triggers the satellite-linked GPS unit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
He probably dropped a few breadcrumbs somewhere between the first tee and the 18th tee, and you didn’t take the bait, so he finally gave up.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Gupta also says that scammers closely track people's online behaviour and use the information to select victims and devise scams that will get them to take the bait.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Rocha Moya claims his name was used as bait.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Take out for gas and bait, I’m still ahead by nine hundred dollars, and next week looks to be better, everybody says so.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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