bait
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The Globe and Mail in an editorial said: "In the end, Prime Minister Mark Carney took the hint from the Canadian public rather than the bait from the American president."
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 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
This summer, the urchin bait has been FishTok’s breakout star.
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
When a polar bear climbed inside and took the bait, the trap door on the front would slam closed, and bing, bang, boom, you had yourself a polar bear.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Someone - in this case SMT - "baits" the customer by advertising a particular product or service only to then say that's not available, pushing the client towards another, inferior, product or service.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
As an alternative, Gordon suggests that people faced with cockroach infestations use baits.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024
“These baits are designed to be slow, because if they kill the ants super fast, there won’t be enough time to pass the toxicants or insecticide to the queen and the rest of the colony.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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
Ellis baits the hook, and I know she genuinely wants to talk, and she’s bummed, probably, that Mom can’t make time for her hockey games.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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
Despite noisemakers, baited traps and an entire month of waiting, a half-ton bear spent Christmas under an Altadena home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
BB14 landed on their radar in May 2024 when she wandered into a baited trap in Claremont.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
He shook his head like a baited bear.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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
Milan's back three would drop deep, baiting United's front four to step up and press them.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Shai has made hoops all about foul baiting and now you’re stuck guarding him in Underdog’s new board game,” a description reads on the game’s website.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Smishing has become one of those quotidian irritations of modern life, and for some people, baiting the sender can feel like a tiny act of revenge—or just an opportunity for amusement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
“Just don’t rise to his baiting and he’ll tire of it soon enough.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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