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cage

[kayj] / keɪdʒ /




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Seahorses have a particular internal architecture, including a rigid cage of fused bony plates supporting the belly and a bony crown, called a coronet, on the head.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The author’s passionate chronicle opens the cage, granting those within both voice and substance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Former circus bear Bu had spent years confined to a small indoor cage after being forced to perform.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

He said he is being barred from ever coaching in the Los Angeles Unified School District again because a student was injured in building the batting cage, an allegation he denies and is appealing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Clare scaled the tree to meet her, carefully stretching from bough to bough, then ducking into the leafy cage where she was riding out the storm.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Dr Sim says the dog is always right when pointing out a sea squirt, which can be difficult to spot, looking like slime among seaweed and on structures like pontoons and oyster cages.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The girl is his daughter Natalia, and the birds reference his grandfather who kept a collection as pets in cages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Only that there were cages on both sides.”

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The data hall upstairs looks like a locker room, with servers stacked on top of each other in cabinets or cages companies can lease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Piles of them function as tables, others hang suspended from the ceiling, along with large golden cages holding several live white doves.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Herzog impresses this notion from the very beginning: A dream shared by Joan and Jean, in which the sisters stand in a corridor flanked by caged birds.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Wolf of Essex caged" reads the paper's headline.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Traveling with a coffin and a caged panther, Claire hasn’t come alone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The wedding industry that’s created demand for everything from caged doves to ceiling flowers finally is turning its attention to men, reminding brides of four important words: It’s his day too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

When they had been caged with Todd and Ronnie, it seemed possible that the charges against them—whenever they were actually leveled—might be limited to looting.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

None of the people involved in caging the fawn were identified, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Ben Williamson, who works for PeTA, says that the new box shows that people today no longer accept “the chaining and caging of wild animals.”

From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 23, 2024

“Simply caging corals and then removing the cages later, that’s two times the amount of work, two times the amount of bottom time,” Karp said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

One tomb, part of a substantial cemetery surrounding a monastery to the west of Xylotymbou village was being used for caging cats.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024

Daylight came in x-patterns through the caging at the windows.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston


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